Hundreds of refugees are fleeing to security in India because the Myanmar army intensifies airstrikes in Chin state in Myanmar’s northwest, a refugee help group advised VOA on Wednesday.

At least 200 Chin refugees crossed the border final week following airstrikes by the Myanmar army on a key insurgent camp on the India-Myanmar border, based on the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO).

“Within the first half of this month, the Myanmar junta carried out four airstrikes in Chin state,” Salai Mang Hre Lian, a CHRO program supervisor, advised VOA by cellphone.

The group, which has reported “a total of at least 14 airstrikes after the military coup in February 2021,” is working to guard and promote the rights of Chin individuals and different oppressed and marginalized communities in Myanmar.

The newest airstrikes have been reportedly carried out by the Myanmar junta air power on January 10 and 11 and focused Camp Victoria, headquarters of the Chin National Front (CNF), an ethnic resistance group in Chin state.

“The bombing killed five CNF soldiers, including two women, and injured more than dozens of civilians around the area of Camp Victoria,” Salai Mang Hre Lian advised VOA, including that “the bombing also destroyed civilian housing and the medical facilities of Camp Victoria.”

He stated a whole lot of refugees from a minimum of 5 villages fled throughout the border. “They also have grave concerns about their safety, as there is a possibility of future airstrikes and military operations from the Myanmar junta in their surrounding areas,” he stated.

According to CHRO’s report, through the junta’s airstrikes final week, two bombs landed on the Indian aspect of the border in Mizoram state, the place 1000’s of Chin refugees have pursued safety.

“Our main concern is the safety of Chin internally displaced persons in the Indo-Burma border areas as well as the Chin refugees in Mizoram state of India,” Zo Tum Hmung, government director of the Chin Association of Maryland (CAM), advised VOA.

CAM stated in a press release to VOA that “at least one bomb landed on Indian soil and damaged the truck of a villager from Farkawn Village in Mizoram State, India.” The group recognized “five Myanmar military fighter jets, three Yak-130s and two MIG 29s.”

“India should condemn the Myanmar military fighters [for] dropping a bomb on India soil,” Zo Tum Hmung stated.

Global watchdog Fortify Rights also called on India to stop Myanmar junta fighter jets from accessing its airspace.

“New Delhi shouldn’t tolerate the junta’s incursions on its airspace, and Indian authorities should do everything in their power to ensure the security of civilians and border areas,” Matthew Smith, CEO of Fortify Rights, stated final week.

So far, there have been no responses from New Delhi or Mizoram relating to the airstrikes.

CHRO stated greater than 52,000 Chin civilians have fled to India because the army coup final yr. Around 44,000 dwell in Mizoram, and about 8,000 are in New Delhi.