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SAGAING DIVISION – It has been reported that the fascist junta council fired the heavy weapons towards the machine boat carrying the civilians who were fleeing as the junta council column conducted offensive attacks in Budalin township. Due to the attack, the boat sank, but the People Defence Forces (PDF) and the Kani locals managed to rescue the internally displaced people.
A PDF comrade mentioned that “the machine boat was shot when they were about to reach this side bank of the river. No one was injured as the place where the boat was shot was close to the bank and all of the passengers can swim. But the captain of the boat was injured in his hand.”
When the junta council column from the Northeastern Regional Command, Monywa town, invaded Kwinchan village, the villagers had to flee by machine boat, on the morning of February 12. The machine boat carrying 30 villagers including a few children was shot by the junta council firing heavy weapons when they were about to reach the other bank of Chindwin river.
An IDP woman mentioned that “all of us swam towards the river bank before the boat sank. We also had to rescue the children who were drowning. What a relief is that the place where the boat was drowning is close to the river bank.”
At the moment, there are almost 1,000 civilians who have been fleeing in Kani town and the Local People Defense Forces and the locals are providing assistance to the IDP.
The locals mentioned that the junta council column is currently conducting offensive attacks towards Kwinchan village and the nearby villages in Budalin township.