Johan, a 35-year-old humanitarian worker,was forced to flee his home in Loikaw, South-East of Myanmar when conflict disrupted hislife. He and his fellows endured a dangerousjourney in the middle of aerial attacks andartillery shelling before arriving at anunplanned site near hosting communities inDemoso.
Conflict started in May 2021 in Kayah State.Loikaw, the Capital Town of Kayah State wasthe main hub where humanitarian actors werebased. Agencies were supporting IDPs fromLoikaw. Loikaw is about 18 km away fromDemoso – location where conflict started.Normally, it took 30 minutes’ drive to arrivethe major location and 1 hour to arrive to someother villages scattered outside of Town.However, traveling to the displacedcommunities took longer (2-3 hours instead of1 hour) after conflict started because the usualroutes were blocked.
