Thousands of Rohingya who fled fighting in Rakhine state are still waiting in fields near the Nath River for permission to leave for Bangladesh, the Turkey-based AA news agency reported on August 11.
On August 5, Rohingya fleeing Maungdaw Township were targeted by drones near the Nat River, killing hundreds of Rohingya. According to news reports, some have returned home, but thousands more are waiting to cross the border into Bangladesh.
More than 1,500 Rohingya crossed the Nath River into Bangladesh in the first week of this month, several sources told RFA.
A young Rohingya who arrived in Bangladesh on August 6 said it costs about 800,000 Myanmar kyats per person to cross from Maungdaw to Bangladesh by boat.
Some Rohingya told RFA they were forced to hide with their close friends in refugee camps because the Bangladeshi government does not officially recognize them.
Since June 16, when the anti-aircraft artillery corps captured a large military base and strategic hill of the Military Council Army in Maungdaw Township, the anti-aircraft artillery corps has been attacking military bases around the town, and fighting between the two sides has intensified.
