Thousands of people are going to Mizoram in India from the neighboring country Myanmar.
The Myanmar army seized power on February 1 last year, and after that people of Chin state began to go to Mizoram crossing the Tiau River. People from Myanmar still have continued to flee the ongoing conflict and seek refuge in Mizoram.
As many as 31,000 Myanmar nationals have taken refuge in different parts of Mizoram since the military seized power. Fourteen lawmakers are also among the Myanmar citizens taking refuge in Mizoram.
Many makeshift relief camps have been set up in remote Champai hills areas.
The Indian government did not give them refugee status, but the Myanmar nationals are being provided food and other reliefs by NGOs, student bodies, churches and village authorities.
Six Mizoram districts – Champhai, Siaha, Lawngtlai, Serchhip, Hnahthial and Saitual- share a 510 km-long international border with Myanmar’s Chin state.
Most of the Myanmar nationals are from Chin state and share ethnicity with the Mizos.
The Majority of them live in relief camps, while others are accommodated by their local relatives and some others live in rented houses.
