Airstrike damages hospital in Sagaing

October 20, 2022

20 October 2022: In Man Yu Gyi village and village tract, Banmauk township, Katha district, Sagaing region, a makeshift hospital was damaged in an airstrike by the Myanmar military. A female volunteer was killed and six children were severely injured, and the hospital building was damaged and five houses were burnt. The previous day, Kachin Independence Army and local defence forces organised an opening ceremony at the hospital. Sources: Irrawaddy, Khit Thit Media, and Radio Free Asia

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