A member of a local refugee relief team told Mizzima that tens of thousands of refugees in Kayah State are currently facing food shortages.

Relief teams are sending food as far as they can reach but refugees West of Demawso, Daw Nga Kha Kone Thar 4 mile, Loi Nam Fa and Shan-Kayah border are out of reach for relief teams and are facing a lack of rice and provisions, there is also a high price and scarcity of commodities in the vicinity.

Due to military attacks against refugee camps in the eastern part of Demawso, Loi Yin and Moe Byel, refugees have been forced to flee to different places. In addition, the military burnt food left over from the camps when refugees fled according to an official.