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Myanmar riot: Death toll rises to 32
Sunday March 24, 2013 09:55:40 AM,
IANS
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Yangon: The death
toll in a communal riot in Meikthila in northern Myanmar has risen
to 32, state-run media reported.
According to Xinhua, the state radio and TV said in a broadcast
that many bodies were found while clearing the debris.
The riot left over 9,600 people homeless out of a populations of
500,000 in Meikhtila.
However, the situation was calm after security was tightened since
Friday.
Relief and rehabilitation work are underway in riot-hit areas and
the victims have been accommodated at six relief camps.
The riot was sparked by a brawl between buyers and sellers over a
bit of gold clip at a gold shop Wednesday.
According to official sources, 152 houses, one education office
and 13 religious buildings were burnt while two motor vehicles and
three motorcycles were destroyed.
On Friday, President U Thein Sein declared a state of emergency in
four townships -- Meikhtila, Wandwin, Mahlaing and Thazi.
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