Mong Yaw, an isolated area in Myanmar’s northern Shan State, has seen limited conflict since the coup, but blockades and a lack of supplies are taking a toll on one of the most impoverished parts of the state.
On May 31, a massive warehouse explosion in Kaung Tap village, in northern Shan State’s Namkham Township, damaged hundreds of houses and killed dozens of residents, leaving survivors to deal with the aftermath and leading some to wonder whether it is even worth rebuilding.
BY Frontier
