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David Gum Awng, NGO worker
“For me personally, it was like my worst nightmare unfolding right before my eyes.
The atmosphere here in Naypidaw is eerie and so quiet, as if we were expecting a bad storm. "
It's the calm after the coup: soldiers are patrolling the streets of the capital, the military has declared an emergency.
David Awng lives in Naypidaw.
In a video interview, he describes the atmosphere on site.
David Gum Awng, NGO staff member
“In general, people feel fear, worry, and insecurity about what's next.
I'm worried about what will happen to our democracy, our politicians and MPs who have been arrested. "
Last night the military announced on television that power in the country was now back in the hands of the generals.
The de facto head of government Aung San Suu Kyi was dismissed and other politicians were arrested.
The military accused the ruling NLD party of electoral fraud.
Shots from Yangon City show people shopping for supplies and trying to withdraw money.
The fear of an ongoing curfew is great
Lara Kaye Chamberlain, American in Yangon
“It's very emotional.
Some have seen it before, some were children when Myanmar was a military dictatorship, some were teenagers.
Many of the people I speak to are warned by their parents: stay calm, stay inside, do not participate in violence or protests. "
By 2011, the military had ruled Myanmar for around 50 years.
A time marked by torture, civil war and poverty.
There was great hope that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi would usher in a new "democratic era".
These dreams have just burst once more.
David Gum Awng, NGO worker
»In the next few days, I hope that the international community will do something about those responsible for the attack on our democracy.
I am afraid that there will be protests. "
Aung San Suu Kyi has already called on her supporters to take to the streets and demonstrate against the coup.
The former icon of freedom is now controversial internationally - but its popular support is considered to be great.
There are uncertain weeks ahead of Myanmar.
