Mrauk U, Myanmar, Aug 15, 2025 (AFP) - Desperate Myanmar villagers scavenge for food as hunger bites

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2025-08-15

People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and aid cutbacks led by Washington have caused hunger cases to surge. "Another day has gone, and I have to struggle again for another day," fruit vendor Kyaw Win Shein told AFP in the town of Mrauk U in Myanmar's Rakhine state. "It is getting worse day by day," the 60-year-old, whose business is faltering as prices rise and......

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