Tensions and buildings are still smoldering in Rakhine state in northwest Myanmar.<br/> <br />Firemen extinguish row after row of burned out homes and shops that were destroyed in recent ethnic and sectarian clashes between a group of Muslims, known as Rohingyas and Rakhine state Buddhists.<br/> <br />Relations between the two groups have always been uneasy, but the hostility flared last month after the gang rape and murder of a Buddhist woman that was blamed on the Muslims.<br/> <br />A group of Buddhists then killed 10 Muslims in retaliation.<br/> <br />For those caught in the middle, an uncertain future.<br/> <br />Aid workers say nearly 30,000 people - both Buddhist and Muslim-- are without food and shelter after fleeing the violence.<br/> <br />Although help is slowly trickling in, relief workers say more donations are desperately needed.<br/> <br />The violence, some of Myanmar's worst in years, is a major setback for the rapidly reforming country after 49 years of military rule.<br/> <br />Julie Noce, Reuters
