Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "411 Repatriated Since Myanmar Crisis... Increase After Martial Law Declaration"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The number of Korean residents returning to Korea after the Myanmar situation has reached 411.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 5th, about 411 people returned from Myanmar over approximately two months from February 1st to the first week of this month.

The Myanmar military, refusing to accept the election results, staged a coup, detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and key figures, and declared a state of emergency on February 1st.

During February, only 75 residents returned, but in March, when martial law was declared in parts of the Yangon area, the number of returnees surged to 293. In the first week of this month, 43 people entered Korea.

The existing number of Korean residents in Myanmar was 3,500, and the current estimated number remaining is 3,000. It has been identified that 274 more residents will return via temporary flights by the end of this month.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in preparation for the increased demand for return, has taken measures to increase the temporary flights between Yangon and Incheon, which previously operated once or twice, to up to three times a week starting this month, and is also preparing to increase to four times a week if necessary.

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