More than 220 people have died in Myanmar as a result of Typhoon Yagi, with almost 80 people still missing, according to the military administration.
The storm swept through north Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar next year, killing more than 500 people across the region, according to official statistics.
At least 226 people died as a result of intense flooding and landslides in Myanmar, which also ruined entire villages.
The UN also issued a warning that more than half a million people in the war-torn nation are in urgent need of food as well as having liquid, shelter, and clothing in addition to the destruction of hundreds of thousands of acres of plants.
A civil war has engulfed the land since early 2021, when the troops sized energy after ousting the democratically-elected state. As a result of the military junta’s fierce fighting with different armed opposition groups, thousands have been killed and millions have been forced from their houses.
In the last year or so, the military has lost power of large parts of the country, creating an unpredictable, mishmash of leadership.
Information about deaths has been slowly emerging due to poor communication in rural areas combined with that.
An estimated 631, 000 people have been affected by the flood, according to the crisis response agency of the UN, which has seriously hampered relief efforts. These include blocked roads, damaged bridge, and severed contact ranges.
Aid agencies even have little or no access to several parts of the country, including Shan State, one of the worst-hit by the flood, which is now largely controlled by a rebel army.
The ruling military coup issued a eminently unique request for assistance over the weekend, with India as the only nation so far to reply. It sent support, including food, clothing and medication.
The UN said the storms are among the worst in Myanmar’s new past.
Additionally, Typhoon Yagi even claimed 10 lives in Thailand and one more in Laos.
In Vietnam, the death toll stands at 292, with 38 missing, more than 230, 000 houses damaged, 280, 000 acres of vegetables destroyed and key production hubs greatly damaged, according to officials.