Myanmar: SOS broadcasts country because of hurricane Yagi – In 226 the dead and 77 the missing

More than 500 people have been killed to date (17.09.2024) by the floods caused by Yagi in , Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. The tragic account of the dead by Hurricane Yagi only in Myanmar is increasing, as within a few days, the number has doubled. Although the last account reported 113 dead, the victims have now reached 226 while 77 other people are missing. This makes these floods as the worst recorded in the country’s modern history. More than 2,600,000 acres of rice fields and other agricultural crops have been destroyed and the flooding in Myanmar appears to be over 631,000. The hurricane that began showing its “dentals” in early September in the southeastern countries of Asia, has cost life to over 500 people. People who have lost their homes, run to be saved from the waters and landslides while at the same time searching for their relatives. 🔴 Myanmar’da Yagi Tayfunu’nun neden olduğu şiddetli yağışlar sonuku meydana gelen sel v toprak kaymalarında hayatını kaybedenlerin sayısı 226’ya yükseldi. — 7 KITA (@7_K1ta) Telecommunications lines have been cut, roads have been blocked and bridges have been severely damaged. Authorities in Myanmar broadcast SOS to distribute food, drinking water, clothes and shelter to the affected. Military Junta chief General Min Aung Hlig asked for international assistance Saturday to deal with the disaster, something extremely rare. In the past, the regime had prevented assistance from entering the country from abroad in similar cases. Floods are the most recent and major “hit” received by Myanmarns, as the country is in civil war since the generals paid power in February 2021. The civil war had already forced over 2.7 million people to leave their homes.