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Four people have died amid an acute shortage of food and medicines due to a monthlong junta blockade of the Sagaing Region town of Wetlet, which is surrounded by junta strongholds.
Around 150 junta personnel—including 50 soldiers, local police, junta-aligned militias, and civil servants given military training—are deployed to cut the town off from surrounding villages that are controlled by anti-regime forces, according to Wetlet Township People’s Defense Team.

“It’s been about a month since they imposed the blockade,” a resident said. “We can’t go outside the town and have to buy food from [junta personnel]. They are selling goods they have seized by force at exorbitant prices. We can’t buy the amount we need. Some people who are sick can’t get their medication any more.”