Emergency status determination decision was taken after the riots spread to several other cities in Sittwe region. The unrest has now spread to areas of concern Kyauktaw government and the outside world.
Myanmar government spokesman Win Myaing said 25 men and 31 women were killed in riots that erupted in four cities in the Rakhine. Myaing add approximately 1,900 houses were burned down in the recent conflict, while 60 men and four women were reported injured. It is not known how many people died in the ethnic Rohingya and Rakhine.
Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-Moon describes the latest unrest is very worrying. He said the latest violence is inseparable from mutual suspicion between ethnic groups and ethnic Rohingya Rakhine.
Ban urges Myanmar to take immediate action to control the situation in the troubled region. "Riots, extremist rhetoric and to target the minority must be stopped. If not done, it can cause more damage," Ban said, as quoted by the Associated Press on Friday (26/10/2012).
Since June, the curfew had been imposed in some areas of Rakhine. It is estimated by the latest outbreak of violence this time, the truce could be extended.
Previously, there were concerns that Myanmar soldiers failed to provide protection to Rohingya. However, it is unknown whether the security forces had failed to act in time this latest unrest
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