There is a shortage of medicine and food in the convoy, where the roads are closed

Rakhine state The residents of Thandu township said that because the military council has closed the waterways and land routes in Thandu township for a long time, there is a shortage of basic medicine and food, and it is causing difficulties for the residents.

2023 He said that since November, Thandu Township has been facing a shortage of goods and medicines since the entrances and exits to the city have been closed.

Elderly people who are in poor health due to a shortage of medicine. A resident of Songdo told RFA that there are already problems with medicines for pregnant women and children.

"I used to pay only 10,000 for one card of Marvelon birth control pills that I used to take. Now I pay even 40,000. Even so, I only ask for two cards from all the pharmacies in the whole city. Even for painkillers, I pay about 1,500 for one. Even so, I can't always get it."

It is said that the military council is strictly checking the drugs on the grounds that they are supplying medical supplies to the Rakhine Army (AA).

Residents said that if some medical supplies are transported by air to Thandu city, they are inspected and stored at the military council's Khmara (566) and Khlara (55) gate stations stationed near Ngapali intersection on Thandu airport road.

RFA reached out to Rakhine State Attorney General U Hla Thein, who is the military council's spokesman, by phone to get a response, but was unable to reach him because he was out of touch.

Currently, the Shwe Boat in Thandu Township, Mya Residents said that the fighting between the military council and the Rakhine Army (AA) was fierce in Purik village and Reko village.