More Catholic villagers flee as fighting escalates in Myanmar
Priests and nuns from at least seven parishes have fled along with parishioners due to conflict in Kayah state
Updated: June 02, 2021 07:28 AM GMT
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People shelter in the jungle near Demoso, Kayah state, after they fled fighting between the Myanmar military and the Karenni People’s Defense Forces on June 1. (Photo: AFP)
Thousands more Catholic villagers have been forced to flee their homes as Myanmar’s military escalates airstrikes, helicopter attacks and artillery shelling in violence-hit Kayah state.
The military stepped up its offensive against the Karenni People’s Defense Forces in Demoso and nearby villages on May 31.