SINGAPORE: The Singapore Red Cross ( SRC ) is expanding its aid efforts for communities affected by , Typhoon Yagi and the southwest monsoon to include Myanmar.
In a media release released on Friday ( Sep 20 ), it stated that” this comes as part of a larger, region-wide effort to assist communities severely impacted across Southeast Asia.”
At least  , 293 people in Myanmar have been killed by Typhoon Yagi, with state advertising reporting that nearly 270, 000ha of rice paddies and other vegetation had been destroyed by storms.
Additionally, the UN has issued a warning that as many as 630, 000 persons in Myanmar may be in need of support as a result of the typhoon. The harm led the junta to issue a , unique appeal for international aid , previous weekend.
Almost 6 million children have been impacted by the floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi, according to the UN on September 18.
The SRC will contribute S$ 50, 000 ( US$ 38, 750 ) to support , disaster relief efforts in Myanmar, working closely with the Myanmar Red Cross Society.
” This will finance the distribution of food, clean water, health products, and other vital items to the areas hardest hit by the new emergencies”, it said.
SRC will also be sending liquid frames in the upcoming days because it is urgently necessary for safe drinking water.
Following SRC’s earlier pledges of S$ 50, 000 each for humanitarian assistance for Laos and Vietnam, Myanmar receives this help.
The SRC said that its people fundraising appeal will then help relief and recovery work in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.