04 June 2016

News Story: Nearly 4,000 more people flee conflicts in northern Myanmar

YANGON, June 3 (Xinhua)-- More than 3,900 people have been displaced due to renewed conflict between armed groups in northern Shan state of Myanmar in May, according to a report of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOHCA) in Myanmar Friday.

An estimated 1,600 people had left their villages in Kyaukme and Hsipaw townships alone earlier in May.

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