"We're terrified," Maung Maung, a Rohingya official at Ah Nauk Pyin village, told Reuters by telephone. "Tens of thousands of people reportedly lack adequate food, water, and shelter in northern Rakhine State," spokeswoman Katina Adams said. Maung Maung, the Rohingya official, said the villagers were resigned to leaving but the authorities had not responded to their requests for security. "Leave tomorrow or we'll come and burn down all your houses," said the man, according to a recording Maung Maung gave to Reuters. When Maung Maung protested that they had no means to escape, the man replied: "That's not our problem."

Source: The Star September 17, 2017 16:37 UTC