Mud volcano erupts in Arakan

Mud volcano erupts in Kyaukphyu, 29 August 2014. (PHOTO: Rakhine Social Network Information Centre)

A mud volcano in Kyaukphyu Township on the west coast of Burma has erupted, spilling tons of mud across three village tracts and destroying more than 100 acres of paddies fields. No one has been reported injured.

The mud volcano erupted on *Sunday evening at around 5pm, according to Htun Htun Naing of the Rakhine Social Network Information Centre.

“Warm mud lava flooded more than 30 acres of paddy fields in Shauk-Chaung village track,” he told DVB on Monday. “It flowed quickly for about two hours before settling.”

He confirmed that there were no casualties; however the mud had been flowing towards the land reserved for the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ), raising concerns, he said. Shauk-Chaung village is located less than half a mile from the demarcated boundary of the SEZ.

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