Chin Girl Killed in Landmine Blast in Rakhine State mandrillapp.com

An ethnic Chin girl died after stepping on a landmine in Rakhine State?s Ann Township on Monday, according to local sources. Wathong, age 17, was looking for bamboo shoots in the jungle near Kazukai village when the mine exploded. According to Mai Nang Wai, who works with the Relief and Rehabilitation Committee for Chin IDPs (RRCCI), Wathong lost her legs in the blast and died en route to the hospital. ?She was a mentally disabled person. She was not killed on the spot.