THURSDAY, April 18, 2024
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King sends relief to victims of refugee-camp fire

King sends relief to victims of refugee-camp fire

His Majesty the King graciously ordered 500 bags of relief to be delivered Monday to refugees left homeless by a fire at Ban Mae Surin camp in Mae Hong Son's Khun Yuam district.

 

Wilas Rujiwattanapong, who heads a disaster mitigation unit at the Rajaprajanukroh Foundation, presented the bags to Mae Hong Son governor Nareumol Palawat. They will be given to Karen and Karenni people, most of who fled fighting between the Myanmar military and rebel troops. 
The fire, thought to have stemmed from a cooking accident, on Friday killed 37 people, injured dozens of others and left some 2,000 homeless.
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