An airstrike carried out by Myanmar’s military on Wednesday targeted Kyauk Ni Maw village, located on Ramree Island in western Rakhine state, resulting in the deaths of approximately 40 people and injuries to at least 20 others,

An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group killed about 40 people and injured at least 20 others, officials of the group and a local charity said Thursday.

The Burmese army allegedly bombed a village controlled by an armed ethnic group, killing at least 40 on Wednesday, January 8. Dramatic footage shows homes engulfed in flames as terrified locals attempt to extinguish the flames in Kyauk Ni Maw village,