Unpredictable situation at border worries Myanmar refugees seeking shelter in Mizoram
Myanmar army in the bordering areas of Myanmar, the situation is still tense, but there has been no report of any fresh violent incidents along the Indo-Myanmar border.
According to the locals of the Zokhawthar area in Mizoram's Champhai district, which is the last border village from the Indian side, the overall situation is now peaceful.
Following the airstrike by the Myanmar army, as many as 5000 Myanmar nationals crossed over the international border and entered the Zokhawthar area to take shelter and many of them have now returned to their country.
Speaking about the current situation along the Indo-Myanmar border area, Rama, who is a local resident of the Zokhawthar area, told that the current situation along the border area is peaceful.
«It's unpredictable; sometimes it's peaceful and within a minute you don't know what will happen. Right now the situation is peaceful, but it was not good till the day before yesterday,» Rama said.
Indian security personnel are vigilantly overseeing the movements of citizens from both countries on the Tiau River bridge, a vital link connecting Zokhawthar in Mizoram's Champhai district to the Chin State of Myanmar.
On the other hand, Zothangliana, a local youth of the Zokhawthar area who also witnessed the recent airstrike by the Myanmar army, said that, on that day, the entire situation was horrible and along with other people of the Zokhawthar area, he also saw the bombing by the Myanmar army in the bordering areas of Myanmar.
«On November 13, not only during the morning but also at night, they were continuously bombing.
In the morning, around four, they started continuously firing and bombing. It's a big problem for us.
It's very horrible for us. Afterwards, refugees
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