Aid agencies are warning of starvation in war-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State, with the World Food Programme (WFP) making an urgent appeal for more donations to avoid a "full-blown disaster". The agency has been trying to feed the rapidly rising number of displaced people in the state, including the 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who have been living in camps since they fled their homes during communal fighting in 2012. The civil war which was ignited by the 2021 military coup has destroyed the economy across much of Myanmar and created huge humanitarian needs. But the situation in Rakhine, which has been cut off from the rest of the country because of a military blockade, is significantly worse than other areas. On 20 April, a 50-year-old father living in the Ohn Taw Kyi camp added insecticide to his food and that of his wife and two children. He died, but the quick intervention of his neighbours saved the lives of the others. This is the largest of the camps housing displaced Rohingya and is situated along the road heading west from the Rakhine State capital Sittwe. Food had become so scarce the family was starving. This account has been confirmed by four people from Sittwe who spoke to the BBC. In June an ethnic Rakhine family of five living in Sittwe is reported to have died the same way. Last week an elderly couple who had been displaced by the recent fighting between the Myanmar military and the insurgent Arakan Army are reported to have hanged themselves in despair over their lack of funds and food.