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June 9, 2021

U.N. Warns of Mass Deaths and Suffering After Military Attacks Displace 100,000 in Eastern Burma
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A United Nations official is warning of possible mass deaths, illness
and starvation in Burma after an estimated 100,000 people had to flee
military attacks in eastern Kayah State. The U.N. is calling for
immediate action to prevent further tragedy as the Burmese military
continues its indiscriminate attacks on ethnic groups and protesters who
have been taking to the streets since the February 1 coup.


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