'We hear the sound of heavy weapons firing every day and we wonder if the shells will land near us.'
Kayah state, near the Thai border, has become a flashpoint of armed resistance to the military's coup, with"People's Defence Forces" clashing regularly with junta troops.
She has been in the camp, a patchwork of tarpaulins strung up in the gaps between trees that is a temporary home to around 200 people, for months after fighting drove her from her village.Battling fierce opposition on the ground, experts say it is resorting to artillery strikes and air power. More than 90,000 people are currently displaced in Kayah state, according to the UN's refugee agency.
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