Bangkok. Myanmar confirms 113 deaths from typhoon-related flooding and landslides Yagisaid Zaw Min Tun, spokesman for the State Administrative Council of Myanmar (military government).
“A total of 113 people have died in floods and landslides across Myanmar. There are also 64 missing and 14 injured,” the spokesman said, as quoted by the Eleven Media Group news portal.
The spokesman described extensive search and rescue operations organised by the country’s government and armed forces, saying a 24-hour operational headquarters had been set up to manage the response in real time.
“The Burmese Army, police, fire service, Red Cross, NGOs and volunteers are jointly making active efforts to assist the victims,” he said.
He also said that in previous days, during the evacuation of villages in western Taungoo district, a soldier and a police officer, both members of rescue teams, were swept away by the floodwaters and are still missing.
“I would like to highlight the efforts of the army, the police, the Red Cross and the volunteer rescue teams,” he stressed.
He also assured that humanitarian aid would be provided to the victims, as well as monetary compensation to the injured and the families of the deceased.
He also expressed the Government’s sincere gratitude to citizens for their personal financial donations for the rescue operations.
Super Typhoon Yagi formed over the South China Sea in late August and early September. It struck the Philippines on September 2 before hitting the coast of northern Vietnam on September 7, causing prolonged torrential rains, flooding and landslides with a significant number of dead, injured and missing, first in the Philippines, then in Vietnam and another 24 hours later in Burma, Laos and northern Thailand.
In some regions of these countries, torrential rains caused by the typhoon continue to this day, thus raising the risk of flooding, overflows and landslides.
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– 2024-09-24 14:11:13
