The Official Blog Announcement For The Tedim Accident Victims Relief Fund

We, the “Tedim Accident Victims Relief Fund” committee would like to announce that we are releasing the official blog for the “Tedim Accident Victims Relief Fund” Committee. Our intension of creating this blog is to inform the world of this tragic accident which happened on the 26^th November, 2010 on the road between Tedim and Tonzang townships in Chin State, Myanmar. This incident was recorded as the highest casualties accident in our road accidents history.

 Before the incident, the victims were travelling on their way to attend the Cope Centennial Celebration to be held during the 25-28 November, 2010 in Tedim, Chin State, Myanmar. Although the Cope Centennial Celebration was supposed to be held during the 5-7 of November, 2010, the SPDC’s election had interfered the pre-decided celebration dates of the celebration. It was a well planned celebration expecting the attendees to be around from 30,000 to 50,000 from domestic and abroad to participate the hundred years of Chin/Zomi Christian Centennial and also for the invention of the writing script for the Chin/Zomi people. As other attendees for the celebration arriving from various places around Burma and the world, the victims to be of this accident were also travelling toward Tedim city. Unfortunately the accident took place just 8 miles away from their destination, which is Tedim. The road that they were travelling is the Kalay-Tedim-Cikha-Imphal road which was built and used by the British during the Second World War for their troops’ transportation. The road was not properly maintained by the Burmese governments since the British left Burma. Though the road was built as a highway now it left with some rugged space just enough for a Jeep and small bus to run barely with dust. Travelling on this road stretch required some strong nerves that people travelling always prayed before they leave from one place to another.

The police from the Tedim Township Command arrived to the scene about 30 minutes after the accident. TThey took some details of the dead and interviewed the injured ones and left the place without doing anything to help them nor effort to rescue the victims. There was the No. 268 Light Infantry Battalion stationed near the accident place about 7 miles away. They were not touched by the news nor lend any helping hands to the victims. The rescue attempts were orchestrated by the Zomi Students Assocition, the Zomi Youth Association, a Bus from Chin Taung Tan Company and a jeep from Haimual line were involved in the efforts. The Police disturbance action caused so many lives wasted on the way to the Tedim hospital as they were wasting precious rescuing time by checking identities of the dead and interviewing the injured ones without proper medical attention first. The public and student body were so angry that they forced their way to the hospital emergency wards so that the victims could be attended by the doctors and nurses. People re-accounted that the dead numbers increased because of the Police because the initial dead was only 12 at the accident scene and some dead could had been prevented.  There were 17 people confirmed dead by the hospital official and the police although it could be higher as the days gone by. There are so many injured victims staying in the hospital without medical attention or untreated conditions which could also lead to more dead in numbers.  Local news confirmed 54 people were in the hospital as of the 26 November 2010. Among them the 23 people are so weak and with bad condition of treatments and are in danger conditions.

The dead bodies were sent back to their villages by volunteered transportations on the same day of the accident there was a chaotic state in the downtown with people running around for the accident victims and other were busying for the celebration. It could be seen on the road that there were so much blood stains and the injured victims were crying loud with agonies and pains. The families left by the victims were so poor that they are not able to afford a proper coffin for the dead and for the treatment of the injured ones. It’s learnt that a simple coffin would cost about 12,000 Kyats in Tedim and there would be so much debts occurred by the medical treatments for the injured ones. Local residents in Tedim are trying their best to help the dead and injured victims but not so sufficient. Now they, the local people, have decided that they will rebuild the Tonzang-Tedim road to be worthy for transportation. Now that the local people and the victim families are united as one voice to raise supports and awareness to the world, they entrusted the World Zomi Congress to organise and collect funds and other helps from the empathizers around the world.

Now we have created the “Tedim Accident Victim Relief Fund” Committee to raise funds and do awareness to the people. We officially announced the Tedim Accident Victim Relief Fund’s Blog which is at:  http://tavrfund.blogspot.com/. We would like to invite everyone from extending our hearts and hands to reach those are in needs of our help greatly

The dead list that we can report so far now is as follow;

1. Lian Muan Thawn S/o.Thang Pian Thang, Anlang Village

2. Cing Ngaih Lun D/o.Pum Khua Hau, Tuitum Village

3. Kam Sian Khual S/o. Pum Ki Thang, Tedim Town

4. Dim Sian Cing D/o.Sian Cin Kham, Tonzang. Town

5. Lal Suan Thang S/o.Huat Cin Thang, Tonzang. Town

6. Kham Hau Niang D/o.Lun Sian Pau, Tonzang Town

7. Mang Hoih Cing D/o.Nang Khan Cin, Tonzang Town

8.Huai Man D/o. ? Khua Longcuai Village

9. Hong Suan Thang S/o. ?     Lomzang. Village

10.Cing It Lian D/o. Vung Khan Mung, Tuitum Village

11.Lian Za Pum S/o. Lang Za Kam, Tonzang Town

12.Nang Khan Cin S/o.Pum Cin  Tonzang Town

13.Niang Hau Vung D/o. Thang Cin Pau,  Tonzang Town

14.Cing Ngaih Man D/o. Am Za Nang,Tuitum Village

15.Lang Khan Suum S/o. Khup Khen, Tuimang Village
16. ?
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List of our Agents and contacts for donations around the world are;

Myanmar

(1) Pu Gin Kam Lian

General Secretary

Zomi National Congress

Phone:07050169

Tedim, Chin State, Myanmar

(2) Tg. Zam Thuam

President

Zomi Student Association - Myanmar

Email: zamthuam@gmail.com

(3) Tg. Nung Sian Tuang

President, Tedim Youth Fellowship

Email:  stuangtyf@gmail.com

Phone: 070-50039, 070-50418 (Tedim Baptist Convention)

Tedim, Chin State Myanmar

United States of America

(1) Pu Thang Lian

General Secretary, World Zomi Congress (WZC)

Email: zozuunsiam@gmail.com 

Ph.+12148546814

United State of America

(2) Tg. Thang Pil Mung

1735-Autumn Wind Ln.

Aurora, IL.60504

Ph. 630-570-1617

Email: thangpil@gmail.com

(3) Tg. Khup Muang

Amarillo, Taxas

Ph: 806-3355675

Email: danialmuang@gmail.com

Australia

Rev. Paul Khai

Co-ordinator

Tedim Accident Victims Relief Fund

Adeilaid, Australia

Email: paulkhaipu@gmail.com

Ph. 08-82806936, 0425234281

Japan

Pu Thang Nang Lian Thang

Chairman

Chin National Community-Japan

Ph: +8190 304 88680

Email: lianthang@hotmail.com

Tokyo, Japan

Norway

 (1) Pu Pum Za Chin

Chairman, Chin Community

Ph: +4722 562 607, Email: pumzachin@gmail.com

 (2) Tg. J.K.Kam

Secretary

Zomi Innkuan Norway

Email: jkkam2006@gmail.com

Ph.0047- 46258200

Norway

(3)  Sia Khampeek (Tongsanpu)

WZC Information Department

Email: khampeek@gmail.com 

Ph. 0047-46824269

Norway

India

Pu Kham Min Thang

In charge

Zomi Information Centre

Ph: +9958 039 657

Email: lunglen@gmai.com

New Delhi, India

Malaysia

Pu Thomas Thang Lian Piang

Ward Committee Member

Zomi Association Malaysia

Ph: +601 661 00 877

Email: zolandthang@gmail.com

Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

Thailand

Pu Langh No

Chairman

Zomi Christian Fellowship, Bangkok

Ph: +66 869 884 775

Email: ekkachailangno@yahoo.com

Bangkok, Thailand

The Official Blog Announcement For The Tedim Accident Victims Relief Fund by TAVRF Committee