Myanmar hit by deadly floods after Typhoon Yagi

Extreme flooding has hit Myanmar after Typhoon Yagi, with more than 230, 000 persons forced to flee their homes, according to authorities.

The region’s ruling junta has requested international aid to mitigate the impact, the state-run press statement. Naypyidaw, the money, is among the places that have experienced the worst damage.

The storms have killed at least 33 citizens, the government’s government says. According to the state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar, some momentary shelters have been constructed for those who have lost their homes.

Asia’s most powerful storm this year, Typhoon Yagi, has now swept Vietnam, the Taiwanese island of Hainan and the Philippines.

According to the state-run advertising, Junta key Gen Min Aung Hlaing and another Burmese authorities have visited locations where there has been extensive flooding and have inspected the rescue and relief efforts.

According to reports from Radio Free Asia, the death toll is significantly higher, with the presenter reporting that at least 160 people died as a result of floods and landslides.

More than 300 people were trapped by flooding on the south bank of the Sittaung river, according to a recovery worker in Taungoo, according to a report to BBC Burmese on Saturday.

” There are n’t enough boats to rescue us”, the rescue worker said.

According to scientists, climate change is making storms and hurricanes stronger and more frequent. Warmer seas waters indicate that storms expend more power, which increases wind speeds.

A warmer ambience likewise holds more water, which can lead to more severe rainfall.

A three-year legal conflict that has claimed the lives of more than 2.6 million people has caused displacement for a large portion of Myanmar’s people, according to the UN.

Around 18.6 million people are currently reportedly in humanitarian need, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( OCHA ).

The International Red Cross ( ICRC ) provided an update on the ongoing humanitarian situation earlier this week by stating that many families in Myanmar have limited access to clean water and sanitation and are traveling without basic medicines and medical care.

They “exist with the anxiety of military conflict and violence.” The disturbance of incomes is leaving many people without the indicates to support themselves”, the ICRC’s leader, Mirjana Spoljaric, said on Wednesday.