YANGON: The junta announced on Saturday (Sep. 21) that the number of fatalities in Myanmar from Typhoon Yagi has risen to 384, with 89 persons still unaccounted for.
More than a week ago, Yagi ravaged northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar, causing landslides and floods that claimed hundreds of lives around the area. As of Saturday, 384 individuals in Myanmar were dead and 89 people were missing, according to the junta’s information team.
More suffering has been inflicted upon a nation where millions have already been forced to flee their homes due to over three years of conflict that began with the military’s coup in 2021.
The UN has issued a warning, stating that Typhoon Yagi’s aftermath has harmed up to 887,000 people in Myanmar.
According to the UN’s humanitarian agency (OCHA), “the most severely affected areas remain in devastation, with widespread destruction to homes, household assets, water sources, and electricity infrastructure,” as of Saturday.
“Roads, bridges, communication networks, schools, public service facilities, religious sites, and crops and farmlands have been severely damaged or completely collapsed,” it stated.
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