"At least 30 people, including patients, have been killed, and about 70 wounded after an air strike by the country's military government hit a major hospital in western Myanmar, according to a rebel group, aid workers and a witness. Myanmar has been gripped by attritional fighting in a raging civil war. list of 4 itemsend of list The hospital in western Rakhine state's Mrauk U township was struck late on Wednesday by bombs dropped by a military aircraft, said Khine Thu Kha, a spokesman for the Arakan Army,"
"The Mrauk U General Hospital was completely destroyed, Khine Thu Kha told the Reuters news agency. The high number of casualties occurred because the hospital took a direct hit. Myanmar has been gripped by conflict since the military suppressed protests against a 2021 coup that unseated the elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. The 300-bed hospital was overflowing with patients at the time of the strike,"
An air strike by a military aircraft struck Mrauk U General Hospital in Mrauk U township, completely destroying the 300-bed facility. At least 30 people, including patients, were killed and about 70 wounded, with aid workers and rebel spokespeople warning the toll may rise. The hospital was overflowing with patients because most healthcare services across large parts of Rakhine state have been suspended amid intense fighting. Images showed collapsed roofs, shattered columns, and bodies laid out on the ground, though the images could not be independently verified. The strike occurred amid ongoing conflict since the 2021 coup.
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