Floods claim 433 lives, 79 missing and devastate 780,000 acres of paddy fields

by · Eleven Media Group Co., Ltd

A total of 433 people have died and 79 are missing due to flooding nationwide and more than 780,000 acres of paddy fields were damaged till September 27, sources said.

Due to the speed of the Typhoon Yagi, floods and landslides occurred in Nay Pyi Taw council area, some regions and states and according to the statistics of the morning of September 27, 11,500 houses, 129 office buildings; 333 schools, 228 religious schools, 1,358 road and bridge damages, 5,622 electricity poles, 114 communication poles and more than 780,000 acres of Paddy fields from 110 townships across the country were damaged and there are 433 people died, 79 people went missing and 176,246 animals died, according to state-run newspapers.

At the coordination meeting of the National Disaster Management Committee held in Nay Pyi Taw on September 27, the Chairman of the National Disaster Management Committee, Vice-Senior General Soe Win said that the Prime Minister, the Chairman of the State and Administration Council, had set guidelines and policies and these guidelines and policies have been distributed to the relevant committees. In relation to the guidelines, the ability to carry out the work at speed must also be considered. The Prime Minister had already ordered that the reconstruction works to be completed on March 15, 2025. Therefore, as there is limited time, they must be implemented quickly according to the activities to be prioritized.

As for the rescue operation, which is still being carried out today, the relevant officials must go to all the affected areas to help and rescue teams, especially to the areas with difficult transportation. Before the start of the national population and census that will be conducted on October 1, it is necessary for the flood-affected people to return to their homes from the relief camps as much as possible. The officials must make it clear that the flood victims can build a safe and long-term good social life by going back to their places and rebuilding their lives as soon as possible, he said.

In addition, in order to ensure that there is nothing left out in the support sections, death, damages to houses, schools and religious buildings, agricultural crops and other damages need to be discussed specifically by sector, he said.

It is reported that a 24-hour emergency office has been established and a natural disaster management center has been established in order to carry out the necessary relief and rehabilitation activities to flood-affected areas in a timely manner.

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