Human Rights Watch has identified the geolocation of burned buildings in Let Kar village, Rakhine State. In a statement on their website on Tuesday, HRW said satellite imagery showed that about 200 homes and other buildings were destroyed by fire on May 16, 2020, in the predominantly ethnic Rakhine village of Let Kar in the Mrauk-U township of Myanmar’s embattled Rakhine State. A Rakhine State regional member of parliament, Tun Thar Sein, confirmed HRW that a military contingent had been in the area. “We will urge the union government for compensation and aid to be provided to the residents of Let Kar,” he said. It also issued an aerial view image of burning buildings in Let Kar, presumably taken by a drone.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 26, 2020 05:48 UTC