CNI News

4 June 2025

Naga Self-Administered Zone Heavy rains were causing traffic difficulties, including landslides, in the Naga Self-Administered Zone in upper Sagaing Region, The Naga National Party (NNP) Chairman U Shu Maung told CNI News. 

Due to continuous heavy rains in the upper parts of the Ayeyarwady and Chindwin since the past few days, the Naga region, Kachin State (upper) and Chin State are facing natural disasters such as floods, inundations and landslides.

In the Naga region, which is dependent on the Chindwin River, heavy rains have caused the Chindwin River to rise, blocking roads and bridges, making it difficult to travel, and there are also landslides and houses collapsing, the NNP Chairman U Shu Maung told CNI News.

Heavy rains and flooding in Nanyun, Naga region

“Houses around Leshi have been destroyed. The rains are incessant. There are landslides on the roads. The main way to transport goods from Monywa is by boat. That is not very convenient now, so we have to rely on India. When the rains are incessant, the roads are not convenient. Our region is a difficult one. We'll soon grow paddy. Now we are facing floods and landslides. We need healthcare as well. Students are finding it difficult to go to school around Nanyun in a situation like this." he said.

People whose homes were damaged by the recent rains in Leshi Township are now living in the General Administration Office, Building (2), Leshi Township.

In addition, landslides have also damaged houses and rice barns in Leshi Township, Ma Thaw Yi Village Tract, Ami Khi Village and Amudan Ward. 

The Naga Self-Administered Zone is made up of Leshi, Nanyun and Lahe townships. The region is underdeveloped and faces conditions such as heavy rains and heavy rains during the rainy season, which make road transport very difficult, hamper the flow of goods, make it difficult for children to get an education, cause landslides, and destroy agricultural crops.