Thantlang Exodus Remembered After Four Years

Today, September 21, 2025, marks the fourth anniversary of the final departure from Thantlang town in East Lairam. Thantlang was last evacuated on September 21, 2021. Pu Ram Khar presented the situation of Thantlang refugees during these four years.

“In Thantlang town, we lived with about 10,400 people and had over 2,000 houses. There were over 2,200 households. We fled to 43 villages in Delhi, India, and Mizoram State. We also fled to 87 villages within Thantlang Township, and 136 villages in total within the country and two other countries, including Yangon, Mandalay, Kalay, and Hakha.

During the four years from September 21, 2021, to September 21, 2024, 212 of our mothers and fathers died during the period of our displacement. We buried our dead in 13 villages in Mizoram State, India, and 44 villages within the country. In Hakha town, 28 Thantlang refugees have passed away. Hakha town is also the place where the most Thantlang refugees sought refuge. As of September 21, 2025, about 800 Thantlang refugees are taking shelter in Hakha,” he explained.

Today, September 21, 2025, in the afternoon, Thantlang refugees residing in Hakha held a prayer meeting at IBC Church to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Thantlang Exodus.