The heavy rain and floods that began in June continue to affect hundreds of thousands in Myanmar.
According to figures from Myanmar’s Relief and Resettlement Department, Ministry of Social Welfare, 477,360 people have been affected by flooding in 11 states or regions across the country since the start of June.
The affected states / regions are: Sagaing, Kachin, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Mon, Yangon, Ayeyarwady, Shan, Chin and Kayin.
At least 8 fatalities have been reported as a result of the floods: 2 in Kachin, 2 in Saigang, 3 in Bago and 1 in Yangon.
The worst hit regions by numbers affected are Magway (204,365), Mandalay (107,200), Ayeyarwady (74,989), Bago (53,357) and Sagaing (27,996).
Many of the worst hit areas are along the overflowing Chindwin and Ayeyarwady rivers, as illustrated by the map below, from the Myanmar Information Management Unit.
