Flood forced 100 thousand Burmese refugee residents

A total of 11 people were killed in a storm and flood in Myanmar

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, YANGON – Myanmar storms and floods killed at least 11 people and forced more people 100,000 people to flee. Government officials say the rescuers evacuated residents who were stranded to safety by boat.

Heavy rains fell in the south, east and center of the country since last week.

Nway Nway Soe, Assistant Director of the Department of Disaster Management, said 11 people had been killed, including three soldiers who had been involved in relief operations. They were reported missing over the weekend

"More than 119,000 are currently displaced, the disaster management department providing flood victims with rice and other dry rations such as noodles and pasta. canned fish ". Win Myat Aye said that three people drowned Monday in the southern state. "They are washed away," he said.

The government urged people to leave lowland areas and move to shelters. "We are trying to educate people who think the floods might disappear in three or four days to be more cautious," says Win Myat Aye.

Heavy rains swept part of a 60-kilometer concrete bridge in the north Shan state. While paddy fields and roads in the state of Kayin were severely damaged.

Aerial photos broadcast on social media show muddy floods that cover vast lands and homes. The Myanmar Red Cross sent their team to help evacuate people to safe places on small boats. They also distributed first aid kits and water purification tablets.

"As for the stranded people, we tried to rescue them according to the geographical situation and if we had the capacity". Myanmar had its worst rainy season in a decade in 2015, when around 100 people were reported to have died and more than 330,000 reportedly fled.

The United Nations said on Sunday that it was following developments in Myanmar.

"The UN in Myanmar mobilizes its partners, resources and capabilities and offers support for continued badistance to flood victims by the Government of Myanmar," said Knut Ostby, Humanitarian Coordinator for Myanmar. UN .