Floods and landslides have killed almost 300 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in the wake of Typhoon Yagi.
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Myanmar's junta leader on Saturday made an unusual appeal to the international community for help in dealing with floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have survived three years of war. Floods and landslides killed nearly 300 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand as Typhoon Yagi brought heavy rains as it swept through the region over the weekend. In Myanmar, more than 235,000 people have been forced to flee their homes due to flooding, the junta said Friday, adding further suffering to a country where war has raged since the military seized power in 2021. In Taungoo — about an hour south of the capital Naypyidaw — residents paddled makeshift rafts over floodwaters that had soaked Buddhist pagodas. Military personnel help residents affected by flooding in Pyinmana, Naypyidaw region, Myanmar, on September 13, 2024. (Photo: AFP) Rescuers drove speedboats through the waters, lifting loose power lines and broken tree branches with long poles. Rains following Typhoon Yagi forced people across Southeast Asia to evacuate using a variety of methods, including using elephants in Myanmar and jet skis in Thailand. “Government officials need to contact foreign countries to receive rescue and relief assistance to be provided to …
Floods and landslides have killed almost 300 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in the wake of Typhoon Yagi.
More than 100 people have died in flooding and mudslides caused by the remnants of Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar. Spokesman for the nation’s ruling junta,...
More than 100 people have died in flooding and mudslides caused by the remnants of Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar. Spokesman for the nation’s ruling junta,...
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