Nearly 9,000 locals fled in fear for their lives from seven villages in Sagaing Region’s Khin U Township after Mynamar junta troops entered their villages, on 19 April.

The villages are: Inpat, Myindaung, Inn Taing Lay, Thetyatpinzu, Magyioak, Mayaninn, and Konetha.

A Khin U resident said: “The junta soldiers are indiscriminately killing adults and children so when they enter the village we have to flee for our lives.”

To make matters worse for the villagers the area is suffering a heatwave that is negatively affecting people’s health and people have been passing out because of the heat.

The heat also killed 81-year-old Daw Pusein from Inpat Village at 3:00 p.m. on 19 April. She suffered heatstroke, became dizzy and lost consciousness before dying according to an Ipat villager.

Previously, in Kya Pin Tai Village also in Khin U Township, the same junta soldiers destroyed some houses and a school building at about 4:00 p.m. on 19 April.