Karen living in fear after Thailand turns its back

Karen living in fear after Thailand turns its back
Paskorn Jumlongrach
Founder and reporter of www.transbordernews.in.th
published : 6 Apr 2021 at 04:00
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People hide under rocks following an airstrike, in Papun district, Karen state, Myanmar last Friday in this still image obtained from a social media video. Reuters
For more than a week, thousands of Karen villagers who fled the airstrikes on March 27 that targeted the Karen National Union (KNU) stronghold have been stranded in the jungle, starving and in fear for their lives.
As their Day Puh Noh village on the KNU territory was destroyed, with several deaths and injuries, some 10,000 Karen villagers, children and old people tried to cross the Salween River to Thailand where they hoped they could take shelter. But Thai authorities did not allow them to enter the country. In despair, they were made to cross back. But they dared not return to the heavily damaged village. Instead, they scattered into the jungle.

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