Myanmar junta airstrike kills 40 people and burns down 500 houses in Rakhine – reports - Strike on Arakan Army stronghold sparks massive fire

An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group has killed about 40 people and injured at least 20 others, officials of the group and a local charity say.

An airstrike by Myanmar's army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group killed about 40 people and injured at least 20 others, officials of the group and a local charity said Thursday.

The Burmese army allegedly bombed a village controlled by an armed ethnic group, killing at least 40 on Wednesday, January 8. Dramatic footage shows homes engulfed in flames as terrified locals attempt to extinguish the flames in Kyauk Ni Maw village,