Arakan News Agency
Chief Minister of Arakan State to hold a meeting with civil society organizations on Monday on how to shelter hundreds of displaced Buddhists people in the state capital Akyab.
According to one of the city’s residents attended the meeting said about 800 Buddhist displaced people who have fled their homes in Maungdaw will get support in several Buddhist monasteries.
This comes after the great exodus last week’s attack by gunmen on police checkpoints, killing nine police officers and seizure of weapons and ammunition, followed by military security operations have led to the deaths of dozens of Rohingya Muslim civilians in the ranks.
According to The Irrawaddy, the chief minister of Arakan State U Nyi Pu agreed to open a temporary camp in the sports stadiums in Akyab to receive displaced people – who are mostly women, children and elderly and provide food and clothing for them.
