Disaster management team member critically injured in armed attack in Taninthayi

 

A member of the Myeik District Natural Disaster Management Body sustained severe injuries on 5 September evening after their convoy was ambushed by a terrorist group while returning to Myeik from Taninthayi Township, Taninthayi Region. The team had travelled to the area to distribute basic food supplies, relief aid, and emergency items to flood victims, as well as to deliver healthcare services to local residents.

The attack took place near a road bend at Kamto Village, just past Yanpho Village in Taninthayi Township, as the convoy made its return journey by motor vehicle. An armed group opened fire from across the river opposite Kamto Village, seriously wounding one of the team members.

The victim suffered a bullet wound that entered and exited the left upper arm, along with a critical penetrating gunshot wound to the left flank. After initially receiving inpatient treatment at the emergency ward of the local Tatmadaw hospital in Myeik, the injured member was transferred yesterday to the emergency unit of the Myeik People’s Hospital for continued medical care. — District IPRD/ST

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