Over 500 People Have Been Killed By Floods And Landslides Caused By A Massive Typhoon In Southeast Asia

Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Southeast Asia this year, has now struck Myanmar, causing severe flooding and landslides that have killed at least 226 people, with 80 others still missing.

The storm has now pushed the total death count in Southeast Asia to more than 500.

The typhoon made landfall in Myanmar on Sep. 10, hitting at least nine states and regions in Myanmar, including the capital, Naypyidaw, and Mandalay. Several eastern and southern states, such as Sha, Kayin, Mon and Kayah, were also heavily affected.

The floods forced more than 320,000 people to evacuate and 438 temporary relief camps to shelter the displaced.

In addition, the storm destroyed nearly 640,000 acres of crops and damaged more than 160,000 homes and 1,040 schools.

The UN called the floods the worst in Myanmar's history, estimating that the disaster affected at least 631,000 people.

Myanmar’s military government launched rescue operations and appealed for international assistance. However, past restrictions on aid, along with damaged infrastructure and impassable roads and bridges, have slowed down the relief efforts.

Earlier, Typhoon Yagi also caused destruction in other Southeast Asian countries, killing at least 300 people in Vietnam, 21 in the Philippines, 42 in Thailand, and four in Laos.

In Vietnam, the storm was so strong that the 30-year-old Phong Chau steel bridge collapsed in Phu Tho province.

Meanwhile, in Thailand, Yagi caused widespread flooding across 12 provinces, impacting over 30,000 families.

The flooding comes as civil unrest continues in Myanmar following the military coup in Feb.2021, when the army ousted the democratically-elected government. This led to mass protests from citizens and a violent response from the military.

The ongoing conflict has already displaced millions of people, and the flooding has exacerbated an already dire humanitarian crisis in the country.

Myanmar often faces severe weather during the monsoon season. One of the most disastrous catastrophes was Cyclone Nargis in 2008, which killed more than 138,000 people.

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