4 March 2024
On February 25 at 3:20 p.m., a large unexploded ordnance accidentally hit a sugarcane field which was located near the road of Naungpit Village, Kyaukme Township, Northern Shan State, killing one sugarcane worker and injuring three others. Among the three injured patients, two of them were transferred to Mandalay Hospital and were discharged from the hospital on March 4, the local aid association told MT News.
During the incident, a 17 year old sugarcane field worker died on the spot and was seriously injured, 37 year old Sai Hla Shwe from Naungpyit Village and 27 year old Sai Lu from Khe Mon Village, who was transferred to Mandalay Hospital by Kyauk Mae Public Hospital.
