Fighting between Myanmar’s army and armed resistance groups has intensified in the border area.
At least 5,428 civilians, including more than 800 children, crossed the border by Wednesday night from Myanmar’s Myawaddy district to seek refuge in Thailand’s Tak province, public broadcaster Thai PBS reported, citing an unidentified security official.
Clashes and air strikes along the border have triggered a sporadic exodus of Myanmar villagers into Thailand’s border provinces, where they are often offered temporary refuge before being sent back home. India has also seen streams of refugees from western Myanmar. The Bangkok Post newspaper said more than 1,000 people fled across the border into Thailand at two locations on Thursday.
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