Myanmar conflict: People in Teknaf border live in fear as loud explosions rock area

The sound of explosions at Maung Daw in Myanmar’s Rakhine is rising terror among the many folks living beside the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf.

Other folks living in Teknaf municipality, Sadar union, Sabrang union and Shah Porir Dwip are spending sleepless nights. They acknowledged Teknaf trembled at the sound of mountainous explosions from 4am to 11am nowadays (7 December).

For the duration of this time, warplanes were additionally considered hovering over Myanmar’s sky. Locals living on the Bangladeshi aspect of the border reflect Myanmar’s junta forces are shedding bombs on the hideouts of the Arakan Military from planes.

Locals acknowledged they heard the sounds of explosions the day gone by (6 December) as well.

Chairman of Sabrang Union Parishad Nur Hossain acknowledged, “The sound is coming from the villages on the south aspect of Maung Daw in Rakhine. Houses in Teknaf are reverberating as a end result of the sound of mortar shells, bombs and unprecedented grenades exploding.”

Nur Hossain added they were facing complications maintaining young folks and aged folks free from apprehension.

Other folks living beside the border acknowledged fighting became going on at Ukilpara, Foyezipara, Sikderpara, Haripara and Fatangza areas south of Maung Daw.

“Many folks are living open air their properties in wintry weather fearing the sound of explosions. Houses vibrate with long-established intervals as a end result of incessant sound of explosions,” acknowledged Md Islam, a resident of Teknaf’s Nayapara.

Member of Ward No-5 of Sabrang union parishad Mohammad Sharif echoed Islam, announcing folks in his condo are living in apprehension as a end result of the sound of explosions that started on Thursday (5 December) night.