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Overview
- On-site aid worker Wai Hun Aung reported 31 dead and about 68 wounded after bombs hit the 300-bed facility on Wednesday night.
- The Arakan Army said a military jet dropped bombs and that the hospital was completely destroyed, with patients among the dead.
- Images shared by responders showed bodies laid outside the ruins and remaining patients moved to safer locations, though independent verification is limited.
- Mrauk U has been under Arakan Army control with no recent fighting reported in the area, and the junta did not respond to requests for comment.
- Conflict data show 2,165 junta airstrikes from January to late November this year versus 1,716 in 2024, as rebels vow to block the planned polls.