More than 300 people have died, around 100 have been injured and 887,000 have been affected by the heavy rains and flooding caused by the Typhoon Yagi in Burma, according to the latest data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The worst-affected areas remain “devastated” with damage to electricity services, homes and infrastructure, now that flooding has subsided in most of the territory and the impact of Yagi is becoming more evident, OCHA said in a statement on Friday.
Floods in Burma
The worst affected areas are in the Mandalay region, the area around the capital Naypyidaw, and the northeastern Shan State, among other regions of the country.
Burma is in the midst of a conflict that affects much of the country, especially the peripheral areas, after the coup d’état that ended a decade of democratic transition and aggravated the guerrilla war that has been going on for decades, generating a humanitarian emergency.
The military junta reported that at least 226 people have died and 77 remain missing due to the storm, although it is difficult to determine the exact number of victims and those affected due to the difficulty of access to certain areas due to the conflict, infrastructure problems and the lack of transparency of the military regime.
According to official media reports, water levels have started to recede in some central regions of the country, with Naypyidaw being the worst affected.
The Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall this weekend and into next Wednesday in the capital and other flood-affected regions, including Mandalay, Magway and Shan.
(With information from EFE)
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