CNI News

18 September 2024

Floods took place throughout the country due to Typhoon Yagi and 226 people were killed and 643,081 cultivated acres were sunk, reported the State Administration Council (SAC). 

Due to the typhoon, it was continuously raining after which water levels of rivers and creeks were so high that 56 townships from the Naypyidaw Council Territory, Magway, Mandalay, Ayeyarwady, Bago Regions, Kayah, Shan and Karen States were flooded.

So, 2,116 houses were damaged and 156, 373 houses were sunk. The government opened 438 rescue camps and 42, 858 households and 163,780 people were moved.

According to the figure collected until 4:00 pm on 16th September, 226 people were killed and 77 people were lost. In the same way, 117 offices and department buildings, 1,040 schools, 386 religious buildings, some roads and bridges, lamp posts and telecommunication towers were damaged, reported the SAC.

Moreover, 128, 344 animals such as cow, goat and pig were killed as well as 643, 081 cultivated acres were sunk.