At least 236 killed in Myanmar flooding from Typhoon Yagi
Al Jazeera
Multiple states and regions affected in a country already plunged into crisis by the February 2021 coup.
At least 236 people have been confirmed dead after Typhoon Yagi caused severe flooding in several regions of Myanmar.
Some 77 people remain missing, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Tuesday, citing official figures.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) indicated the toll could be even higher.
“Multiple sources indicate that hundreds of people have died, with many more missing,” it said in an update on Monday, saying an estimated 631,000 people might have been affected by the floods.
Typhoon Yagi, one of the strongest storms to hit the region this year, swept across southern China, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar last week bringing torrential rain. Hundreds have already been confirmed dead in northern Vietnam.
