Reported Junta Airstrike Destroys Mrauk U Hospital, Dozens Killed

Overview

• Local rescue officials and independent media reported 30 to 34 dead and roughly 68 to 80 wounded after bombs hit the 300‑bed facility late Wednesday.
• Aid worker Wai Hun Aung said a military jet dropped two bombs that directly struck the hospital, which was overflowing with patients due to shuttered services elsewhere in Rakhine.
• The military authorities have not acknowledged the attack, and images from the scene shared by local sources have not been independently verified by several outlets.
• The hospital sits in territory controlled by the Arakan Army, which has seized most of Rakhine, as the junta escalates air operations ahead of elections scheduled to start on December 28.
• WHO and Médecins Sans Frontières highlighted repeated attacks on healthcare this year and warned of severe impacts on medical access in Rakhine, as calls for an independent investigation grow.