Kachin: Gold Mining and Women

kachin: The Rev, according to The Chronicle Herald. Mung Dan, a Baptist community leader, said Wednesday the civilians trapped without medicine or sufficient food include five pregnant women, two women who just gave birth, 93 old people, and other villagers wounded by mortar shelling. The latest fighting in Kachin state's Tanai region an area known for amber and gold mining began in early April with government shelling and airstrikes in response to threats by the rebel Kachin Independence Army to retake lost territory. They are in dire need of medical treatment as well as rations, he said by phone. A non-governmental organization based in Kachin state has sent an open letter to the Kachin State Minister on Wednesday, asking for the permission to rescue civilians but the permission has not been granted yet. Even today, it's been raining the whole day in our region and these civilians do not have any shelter yet and they are suffering from sickness as well, he added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.