Flood Victims in Vietnam and Myanmar Rise Amidst Typhoon Yagi’s Destruction

Flood victims in Vietnam surge – AFP Report on 13 September on the situation flood big time in many countries in Southeast Asia Including Vietnam, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Thailand.

After being affected by Super Typhoon Yagi and it blew up a week ago. Vietnam, which was hit by a storm. Since last September 7 At least 226 people have died and dozens are still missing.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Typhoon Yagi damaged more than 140,000 homes in 26 provinces in Vietnam. The worst event was a landslide in Lao Cai province. northwest He killed as many as 42 villagers, 37 houses were destroyed and buried underground in the mud, and 53 people were missing.

Meanwhile, the Myanmar Fire Service confirmed that the first death toll from Storm Yagi has been found. After officials found the bodies of at least 17 people dead in a flood-hit village in the Mandalay region, the center of the country In addition, more than 53,000 people rushed to leave their homes.

After local authorities warned that the water levels of several rivers were above the danger level, about 600 people are on the banks of the Sathong River in Taung U or Ket Madi townships in Bago Region Moved to a high-rise building from a school due to overflowing water’ the area.

Authorities have initially set up around 50 temporary shelters, enough for around 70,000 people affected by the disaster Additional shelters are expected to be set up near the capital Nay Pyi Taw, Bago Region, as well as Kayah states, Mon and Shan.