Yunnan residents offer help to Myanmar refugees
- By Wu Jin
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"We took our children here (to Nansan) in a hurry and didn't bring too much money. We don't know how long our lives can be sustained here."
Jiali contacted Mu via Mu's sister who had worked as a dancing teacher in Kokang in the hope of finding cheap accommodation with the local people's help.
Knowing that she and her friends could help, Mu posted a Moments post on WeChat aiming to ask for cheap local accommodation for their troubled Myanmar neighbors.
"We only recommend cheap accommodation, usually at 800 yuan a month. This is an especially difficult time (for the refugees), we shouldn't take advantage of this moment to make money," said Mu.
The day after she posted the request, Mu received 200 to 300 phone calls, the most she had ever had in her life.
"Sometimes, when we couldn't find a single house for them, we had no other choice but to ask them to call 125, a social aid center, for help," Mu said.
But most of the time, Mu and her friends are doing their best to build as many temporary places to stay as possible.
"I cleared a flour store for them to rest during the daytime, and the bars around serve them free water and meals," said Mu.
Housewife A Xin is another Nansan native who has been busy finding houses for the Myanmar refugees. She was so devoted that she even sent her children away to concentrate on searching for and contacting people.
Thanks to her help three houses were opened for the Burmese refugees.
"You don't know how helpless they are. They have nowhere to sleep. But there are still some locals charging them crazy prices," said A Xin.
Thanks to A Xin's help, Wenna found a two-room flat and moved in on Wednesday. Fleeing with her were dozens of women and children in the family. Their men are still staying in Laokai. However, Wenna will return home soon to see the rest of her family there.
"I just want to send some of the family, including my mom here. I'll go back to my home where there are so many people and things that I just can't leave behind," she said.
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