A survivor told the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that 20 relatives, including three children, were killed in the May 2, 2024, attack on Htan Shauk Khan village. Another survivor described the scene as a 'river of blood' and said, 'I saw shooting. I saw mass killing.' Human Rights Watch said the Arakan Army may have killed at least 170 Rohingya men, women, and children in the same attack. Human Rights Watch also stated that both sides committed abuses against civilians during the clashes in Buthidaung. According to leftnews.net, at least 40 villages in Buthidaung were burned down in April and May 2024. An investigation documented the destruction of Rohingya settlements in northern Rakhine following the 2017 military clearance operations. After homes, schools, and mosques were torched, heavy machinery and bulldozers were deployed to scrape the earth clean and permanently alter the geography. The Myanmar authorities launched a multi-year effort to level remaining structures, clear the land, and ensure original Rohingya inhabitants could never return.