Cyclone refugees ordered to leave camps
Jul 3, 2008 (DVB), The regional police chief in the Labutta area of Irrawaddy division has ordered five centres for cyclone refugees to be cleared out by the end of[…]
Local troops evict cyclone victims in Bogalay
Jun 11, 2008 (DVB), Cyclone victims currently sheltering in temporary camps in Bogalay township were forced out of their camps by local troops, refugees told a DVB reporter who recently[…]
Cyclone refugees threatened with relocation
Jun 6, 2008 (DVB), Local authorities in Rangoon division’s Shwe Paukkan township are forcing cyclone victims out of makeshift refugee camps in town and threatening them with relocation to Arakan[…]
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Karen cyclone refugees sent back to villages
May 30, 2008 (DVB), Nearly 500 cyclone refugees from the Irrawaddy delta taking shelter in Christian missionary compounds in Rangoon’s Ahlone township have been ordered back to their villages, according[…]
Over 1000 cyclone refugees forced out of Bogalay
May 29, 2008 (DVB), More than 1000 cyclone refugees from Bogalay taking shelter in Ma-au Bin have been forced by local authorities to leave the town and return to their[…]
Forced returns raise tensions in Irrawaddy
May 27, 2008 (DVB), Tensions have been raised between cyclone refugees and government authorities in Irrawaddy divisions, as officials have continued to force storm victims back to their villages. In[…]