'A bloodbath is imminent' in Myanmar, warns UN special envoy

United Nations special envoy on Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener told a session of the UN Security Council on Wednesday that “a bloodbath is imminent” because of the military’s intensified crackdown on anti-coup protesters.

Schraner Burgener told a closed session of the 15-member council that the military that seized power in Myanmar on Feb 1 was not capable of managing the country, and warned the situation on the ground would only worsen, according to comments shared with reporters.