Less crop damage from floods this year

Crops flood damage down from last year

Myanmar crops suffered less damage from monsoon flooding this year, U Myo Tint Tun, deputy permanent secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation said. Myo Tint Tun claimed that although 728,000 hectares of farmland were affecte
More than 45,000 people affected by first monsoon flood

Flooding left 45,000 displaced across Myanmar

An estimated 45,000 people have been displaced by flooding across Myanmar in recent weeks, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The areas most heavily affected by the flooding are Kachin, Rakhine, Mon a
UN calls for 'rapid and unimpeded' aid access to Myanmar

UN official calls for aid access in Rakhine

A senior UN official has urged the Myanmar government to improve access for aid workers in conflict-torn Rakhine State. It is estimated that there are around 33,000 displaced people in the region. According to a Reuters article, Ursula Mueller, a UN