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Escalation: Kind and Rohingyas

escalation: One of his cousins was recently caught up in the chaos in Rakhine, an epicentre of the fighting since late last month, according to Metro News. She was so scared when I spoke to her on the phone the next day. It is like a nightmare, he said about witnessing the escalation from afar. She said many people are hiding in forests waiting for any kind of rescue. More than 370,000 Rohingyas have fled the country in fear of brutal military rule, and reports from the United Nations warn of ethnic cleansing. function set Cookie related path / ; Related Canadian non-profit calls for country to take action in Rohingya violence Diaspora worried about escalating situation in Venezuela Canadian nurse in Florida preparing for busy few days in Hurricane Irma's wake Human-rights organizations have accused the government's military of setting villages on fire and killing hundreds of civilians. Kyaw is one of thousands of Myanmar-Canadians watching desperately as their native country descends into violence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.