Aizawal: At least 51 refugees fled Myanmar and entered the South Mizoram Hnahthial District to take refuge for the past three days, while several refugees were also enforced to the Northeast Mizoram Champhai district, said the source on Monday.
Although there has been no exodus of refugees from Myanmar, 23 people entered the Hnah and 28 other people on Saturday and Sunday, a civil society leader in the Border Village of Mizoram-Myanmar in the district said.
According to official records, there were 12,939 refugees in 11 Mizoram Regency on Sunday with the Champhai district accommodating the largest number at 5,998, followed by Lawngtlai and Aizawl Regency each at 1,725 and 1,622 respectively.
The leaders of civil society in Hnahtial District said with 23 refugees entered the district on Monday, the total number of refugees sheltered in the district was 2,298, while official figures showed the number of refugees as 659.
Lawngtlai Mizoram the southernmost also hosting 3,022 and 1,362 respective refugees, Civil society leaders, who have taken responsibility for providing assistance and assistance to refugees, while official records say the two districts each have 1,725 and 913 refugees.
If the record of civil society must be trusted, the total number of Myanmar refugees in Mizoram will be at least 16,320.
The leaders of civil society in the constituency of the East Tuipui Council of Champhai, where there were 2,799 refugees on Monday, said their rice stock collected from the villagers to feed the refugees had dried up and the refugees from Myanmar took refuge in the assembly chair face hunger.
Resources in other districts, especially along the international border of Mizoram-Myanmar such as Hnahthial, Lawngtlai and Siaha also said that refugees in their respective districts have faced serious problems due to lack of food even as NGOs and state governments tried their best to help they.
There is no exodus, refugees continue to drip to Mizoram
