Strong winds damaged the roofs of about four hundred huts for civilians displaced by conflict in southern Chin State.
Awng Lorha, General Administration Development officer for Paletwa Township, told Khonumthung News that residents could repair much of the damage themselves. “They lost some galvanized iron sheets, but their huts were not totally damaged.”
A resident of Paletwa explained they patched the roofs with thin bamboo strips.
According to Awng Lorha, the storm on the evening of April 4 mainly damaged huts located on the football grounds, the Agriculture Department property and Withutaryon Buddhist Monastery.
Homes in Myoma and Yeikhka wards and a Buddhist monastery in Longalu Ward have also been affected.
Over 5,000 villagers displaced by fighting between Burma Army and Arakan Army live in the camps in the town of Paletwa.