An estimated 4,000 to 6,000 refugees from Myanmar have sought safety in India, a spokesperson for the UN chief has said, as the world body voiced concern over the rising levels of displacement of people since the military coup in the country.
TheUnited Nations Refugee Agency(UNHCR) said that in Myanmar, as of last week, approximately 60,700 Women, children and men have been internally displaced.
Myanmar an over 1,600 km long unfenced and porous land border with India as well as a maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal. Four North-Eastern states – Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur andMizoramshare the international boundary with Myanmar.