During the city wars, after the Rakhine Army (AA) attacked and captured the town of Pounna Gyun, the locals fled the town as the fighting gradually got closer. After the AA captured the city of Pounna Gyun on March 4, more and more people are leaving the city these days. Most of the locals live in the forest, which is controlled by the Rakhine Army (AA). Some are fleeing to the townships of Min Pia and Myruk U, and some are fleeing to Yangon by air, and up to three hundred people are fleeing every day. Nearly 150,000 people live in Sittwe, and now half of the city’s population has left the city. A curfew has been issued in the city, and the military council troops are making strong military preparations in the city, so they are fleeing because they are afraid of being trapped in the event of a battle. It is known that in order to escape from Sittwe, it costs at least 1000,000 MMK per person.
