People from Myanmar affected by postelection fighting

MAE SOT, Thailand - People who fled from Myanmar stay in an ad hoc camp in Mae Sot, Thailand, on Nov. 9, 2010. They were among some 15,000 residents from eastern Myanmar who crossed the border to evade clashes between Karen ethnic rebels and the junta following the general elections.

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