Relief and sanitation operations carried out in flood-affected areas

CONTINUOUS rains in some regions and states, including the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, has led to rising creek and river water levels, causing flooding in rural and urban areas of some townships.

Timely evacuation of affected residents and are being carried out with vigour by various teams, including members of the Tatmadaw, Myanmar Police Force, Fire Brigade, Red Cross Society, and social welfare rescue groups.

Operations were conducted yesterday in villages in Lewe Township. Similarly, rescue efforts were extended to Kyaukse, Myittha, Kume, and Yamethin townships in the Mandalay Region. These teams, alongside local volunteers, are clearing debris such as trees and branches, ensuring sanitation in areas where the floodwaters have receded.

Additionally, temporary relief camps have been set up in religious buildings such as Koekhangyi Dhamma Hall and Hlaykhwintaung Monastery in Zeyathiri Township of Nay Pyi Taw for flood-affected residents.

Lt-Gen Phone Myat from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), along with Nay Pyi Taw Command Commander MajGen Soe Min and officials, visited these camps yesterday. They provided essential relief supplies to the affected residents. Health screenings were also conducted by local Tatmadaw hospital in these shelters to ensure the well-being of the displaced residents.

The temporary Bailey bridges replacing the Thaikchaung Bridge on Hsinthay Creek that connect Hsintegyi Village of Pobbathiri Township and Thaikchaung Village of Zeyathiri Township, as well as another Thaikchaung Bridge connecting Uyinsu Village of Pobbathiri Township and Doepinkon Village of Zeyathiri Township, were completed yesterday afternoon. These bridges are now fully operational.

Furthermore, the Tatmadaw families (Army, Navy, and Air), along with local authorities and volunteers, are distributing boxed meals, purified drinking water bottles, and other essential food items to the flood victims.

Flooding affected 531 villages across the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, as well as in Kayin State, Bago Region, Mandalay Region, Mon State, and both southern and eastern Shan State, and Ayeyawady Region. Up to now, a total of 113 people died in disasters, with 120 still missing.

Floods have resulted in damage to 25 bridges, 375 schools, one monastery, five dams, four pagodas, and 79,745 homes. Several roads, railways, and electric posts have also been damaged in flood and water erosion.

MNA/KZL

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