Burma Rising Number of Refugees Strains Relief Efforts

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Continuous fighting between Burmese government troops and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has forced a growing number of refugees to flee to the Sino-Burmese border, where they are in urgent need of assistance, according to relief workers in northern Burma's Kachin State.

The number of people displaced by the conflict has increased from 30,000 to 40,000 in recent weeks, with most seeking shelter along the border and others taking refuge in urban areas such as Myitkyina and Bhamo, according to Mai Ja, the vice-chairman of a relief committee currently based in the border town of Maija Yang.

Kachin refugees in a shelter near Laiza, the headquarters of the KIA/KIO

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