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176 ethnic Rohingya villages empty after recent Burma violence

A total of 176 ethnic Rohingya villages are now empty after all of their residents fled during recent violence in Rakhine state, Burma's presidential spokesman said.

176 ethnic Rohingya villages empty after recent Burma violence

Wed, 13 Sep, 2017 - 13:46

A total of 176 ethnic Rohingya villages are now empty after all of their residents fled during recent violence in Rakhine state, Burma's presidential spokesman said.

Zaw Htay said there had been a total of 471 Rohingya villages in three townships.

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