More than 1,175 bomb shelters and trenches where people can shelter from airstrikes and artillery fire have been constructed across Myanmar using donations, according to the National Unity Government (NUG).

The announcement was made in a statement issued by the NUG on 1 July. It said that the shelters are necessary to help protect people from airstrikes and artillery fire that the junta is using on a daily basis across the country.

The shelters were constructed using money from a fundraising campaign and money donated by members of the public. Each shelter costs about 50,000 kyats, according to Dr. Zaw Wai Soe, the NUG Minister of Education.

Amongst the places where shelters and trenches were constructed, were schools in areas not controlled by the junta and internally displaced people (IDP) camps.

There are over 5,000 schools with 750,000 enrolled students under NUG control, according to the NUG biennial report. Children in many of these schools are taught how to flee and protect themselves from junta airstrikes and attacks.