Dozens of people were killed and many others were injured after the Burmese military allegedly carried out an airstrike on a hospital.

Footage shows the aftermath of the bombing, with burning debris scattered outside a building reduced to rubble at Mrauk U General Hospital in Rakhine, Myanmar, on December 10.

At least 33 people have been confirmed dead and 76 were injured, including patients, 26 of whom are in critical condition.

The hospital, which has a capacity of 300 beds was reportedly filled with patients at the time of the attack. It was left in ruins with a collapsed roof and shattered walls.

Myanmar has fallen into civil war following the removal of democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, with a military coup in 2021.

Soldiers responded with barbaric force on protesting civilians leading to widespread condemnation and financial sanctions. Rebel groups and civilian militias around the country have since been locked in a series of ongoing clashes with the ruling military.

Aung San Suu Kyi has since been jailed for 33 years on politically motivated charges and is likely to die behind bars unless the army is toppled - a tragic end the politician hailed by Barack Obama as an 'inspirational icon of democracy'.