About 820 Myanmar refugees entered Champai district of Mizoram State, India on 19 April, according to a report by Northeast Live online media.

They were settled in the East Tuipui Assembly Constituency, the report said.

Meanwhile, the Young Mizo Association in nearby Wafai village said around 30 people recently entered from Chin State.

The recent influx of Myanmar civil war refugees to Mizoram was mainly from Hakha, Thantlang and nearby villages in Chin State.

Local civil society organizations in India’s border state have provided Myanmar refugees with construction materials, like tarpaulins for makeshift shelters in the border area in the southern part of Champai district.

Leaders of Myanmar border villages said more refugees may flee from Chin State to India, and will take shelter in Mizoram due to the recent escalation of armed conflict in Myanmar.

Clashes between the Myanmar military and resistance forces is the main reason for the influx of refugees to India, with the junta carrying out artillery attacks on civilian.

Mizoram has reportedly hosted 31,000 refugee from Myanmar following the coup in Myanmar in February 2021.