{"id":1591016,"date":"2024-04-05T00:10:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T00:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rfa.org\/english\/news\/myanmar\/mon-village-shelling-04042024195934.html"},"modified":"2024-04-05T00:10:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T00:10:36","slug":"junta-artillery-destroys-400-homes-kills-5-in-southern-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/04\/05\/junta-artillery-destroys-400-homes-kills-5-in-southern-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"Junta artillery destroys 400 homes, kills 5 in southern Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n
Junta artillery shelling in the southern part of Myanmar killed five people and burned down an estimated 400 homes, the first major attack in relatively peaceful Mon state since the February 2021 military coup d'\u00e9tat, residents said.<\/span><\/p>\n Naval vessels fired heavy weapons at Dhamma Tha village in Kyaikmaraw township from the Gyaing River on March 27-28, killing a 12-year-old child, two women and two others, according to the Mon State Federal Council, or MSFC, a political organization representing the people of the state.<\/span><\/p>\n More houses went up in flames after junta troops barred fire trucks from entering the area, destroying about one-third of the village\u2019s more than 1,000 homes, residents said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n