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Ethnic forces donate to the Rakhine Army for the reconstruction of Rakhine State

Ethnic forces donate to the Rakhine Army for the reconstruction of Rakhine State

It is reported that in order to be able to carry out rehabilitation activities in Rakhine State, which was hit by Cyclone Mocha, Kachin Liberation Organization KIO, the National Unity Government NUG and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army MNDAA (Kokant) donated money to Rakhine Army AA.





1k lakhs from NUG, 3k lakhs from KIO and 1k lakhs from MNDAA respectively, according to AA's gratitude notices.



Cyclone Mocha mainly attacked the northern townships of Rakhine state. Most of the buildings in those townships that passed through the storm were damaged and there were also deaths as well.


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t is known from AA that in the areas where they can control, it is known from AA that they are also compiling lists of casualties, doing relief work and cleaning up the area.


Aid teams have been able to visit some areas where roads and communications have been restored, but most of the areas affected by the storm are still in need of assistance.

The military council is also making a statement these days saying that they are sending food by military aircraft to the city of Sittwe, which was affected by the storm.




According to the information compiled by the BBC, up to 40 Rakhine residents have died in the northern townships of Rakhine State as of the night of May 17th.

Telecommunication, which has been interrupted since the storm, since communication channels such as the internet have not yet recovered to their original state, it is still difficult to obtain accurate information on the victims of the storm.


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