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(Reuters) - Floods in Myanmar have killed at least 226 people in just over a week, state media reported on Tuesday, after heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi battered the central provinces of ...
The flooding in Myanmar began last Monday, with at least 74 people killed by Friday, based on state media reports. Myanmar has been in turmoil since a military coup in February 2021 and violence ...
Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 14,000 people and disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities ...
In Sagaing Division, more than 190,000 acres (77,000 hectares) of farmlands are flooded and 18,000 acres (7,300 hectares) were destroyed. [10] Kalay Township was severely affected by flooding; news reports showed the welcome signboard of the town completely submerged underwater.
Due to its location and size, construction of the Myitsone Dam has raised significant ecological and sociological concerns. According to the Irrawaddy Myitsone Dam Multipurpose Water Utilizing Project study, the maximum water level of the reservoir will be 290 metres. This makes for a flood zone of 766 km 2, compromising 47 villages. [66]
Minbya ((Burmese: မင်းပြားမြို့, pronounced [mɪ́ɰ̃bjá mjo̰], also spelt Mongbra after Arakanese pronunciation) is a town in Rakhine State, in the westernmost part of Myanmar (Burma). It is located along the Lemro River and foothill of Kyein Range. Kyein Taung Pagoda is one of the prominent Pagoda in Rakhine State.
Myanmar's national fire service confirmed the country's first Yagi-related deaths after 17 bodies were recovered from flooded villages in the Mandalay region, while more than 50,000 people have ...
The strategic road between India and Myanmar, built with assistance from the Government of India, is the 165 kilometres (103 mi) Tamu–Kalay road. The Border Roads Organization , a parastatal organization of the Government of India, started construction of this road in 1997, which was opened by the Foreign Minister of India in 2001.