Coup To Topan Coup Forces 3.4 Million Myanmar Citizens To Evacuate, 40 Percent Are Children

JAKARTA - Since the military coup in February 2021, as many as 3.4 million people in Malaysia have fled. Of that number, 40 percent are children's categories.

The refugee rate is also based on the extreme weather that hit the country in Southeast Asia.

Myanmar was hit by Typhoon Yagi, which led to a major flood in September 2024. The disaster resulted in more than 400 people dying and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.

"The humanitarian crisis in Myanmar is hitting a critical point, with increasing climate conflicts and shocks putting children and families at unprecedented risk," UNICEF deputy executive director Ted Chaiban said in a statement Thursday, November 21, quoted by AFP.

"More than 3.4 million people have fled across the country, nearly 40 percent of whom are children," he continued.

The military junta that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in 2021, is now facing strong resistance from rebel groups in various regions in Myanmar.

Many accusations were directed at Myanmar's military junta soldiers from masterminds of bloody events to air and artillery attack activities to punish civilians.

The fighting, as well as severe natural disasters such as Topan Yagi, Chaiban said, has provided psychological disorders and severe health to children.

"Making them displaced, vulnerable to violence, and cut off from health and education care," said Chaiban.