In the Press
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Various newspapers and magazines around the world have reported about this ‘Mawta’ phenomenon, popularly known by the name Mautam due to its prevalent usage popularized by media savvy majorities like Mizos in Mizoram, and Chins in Myanmar. In most media reports, it will appear as ‘Mautam’. Kindly follow the following links to read reports from other sources:
- The Telegraph, UK - Plague of rats devastates Burma villages
- Reuters - In India’s Mizoram, Bamboo Mean Dreams, Nightmares
- Project Maje - Rats and Kyats: Bamboo Flowering Causes a Hunger Belt in Chin State, Burma
- BBC - Bracing for a famine caused by rats
- Mizzima News - Swarms of rats destroy crops in townships in Chin State
- Burma Issues - Food Shortages in Chin State
- National Geographic - India Girds for Famine Linked With Flowering of Bamboo
- Chinland Guardian - Chin Medical Student To Help Famine-Hit Chin Victims After Meeting Britain’s Prince Charles
- More links to be updated soon.
From September 20, 2008 onwards:
- The Viewspaper.net - The Rat’s Chin
September 26, 2008:
December 31, 2008 update:
Most news coverage are done from areas that are accessible to media and those places equipped with better communication. MFRC’s main work is however concentrated to the remotest area in Chin state, the area inhabited by the most isolated tribes of Kapalet, Khumi, Lautu, Mara, Senthang and Zophei who are most difficult to reach by aids from within Myanmar and also from India. These areas are mostly not connected by any vehicular road.
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