Rescuers prepare to evacuate residents as floodwaters submerge areas of Myitkyina in Myanmar's northern Kachin State on July 2, 2024. Floods in northern Myanmar have trapped thousands of people in their homes and cut electricity and phone lines, residents and local media said July 2, with the state weather office warning of more heavy rain. - Photo: AFP
YANGON: Over 130,000 people from over 33,000 households have been affected by floods across regions and states in Myanmar in July, according to a disaster management official on Friday (July 26).
The country has been ravaged by floods since early July, with Kachin state being the first affected, Min Thein, a senior official, told Xinhua.
Currently, the worst-hit area is Magway region, with over 53,000 people affected by floods, he said.
Over 110 houses have been damaged or destroyed due to flooding, with more than 90 of them completely destroyed, he added.
One death in Sagaing region was reported, he said.
The Myanmar government has provided rice, canned fish and cash in relief supply to flood-affected people, totaling over 390 million kyats (about US$120,000), he said. - Xinhua/ANN
