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Storm, flooding death continue, toll jumps 74 again. As Volunteers Rush to Help as Myanmar Flood Toll Surges to 113.

Latest: Myanmar flooding death toll jumps to 226.  

YANGON - The death toll from massive flooding in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has doubled to 226, as the UN warned as many as 630,000 people could be in need of help.

Yagi swept across northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar more than a week ago with powerful winds and an enormous amount of rain, triggering floods and landslides that have killed more than 500 people, according to official figures.

State TV in junta-ruled Myanmar confirmed 226 fatalities late on Sept 16, with 77 people still missing, doubling the previous toll of 113.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asi...mps-to-226

Flood death toll climbs to 268: state media
YANGON: The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has reached 268, with 88 people missing, the junta has said, as state media reported the first arrival of foreign aid.


Yagi swept across northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar more than a week ago, triggering floods and landslides that have killed 588 people across the region, according to official figures.The floods in 56 townships in Myanmar had resulted in "268 deaths and 88 people missing", the junta's information team said in a statement on Wednesday (Sept 18).


It also said that nearly 270,000 hectares (more than 660,000 acres) of rice and other crops had been submerged, and more than 100,000 farm animals killed
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/ase...tate-media