Several hundred squatter huts were bulldozed with the help of heavy machinery early yesterday morning at the Myaemyan Aung and Yezarni plantations in Santhamardi Ward in Pyinmapin Village, Mingaladon Township, Yangon Region.
Around 600 huts housing 2,500 people were built in the plantations about 15 years ago.
Among the residents were many school-age children who are now preparing to take their final exams. The authorities demolished their huts while it was raining.
While the houses were being demolished, a woman who had recently given birth collapsed in a state of shock. The state of her health is not yet known.
“After receiving warning letters [about their eviction] in recent days, three women gave birth to babies. Now, the [women] are very frightened. We heard a woman died in childbirth,” said a resident of Santhamardi Ward.
However, this account was denied by the authorities. (Courtesy of Eleven Myanmar)
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