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SITUATION OVERVIEW
Starting from 8 September 2024, strong winds and heavy rainfall from Typhoon Yagi triggered severe flooding and landslides across Myanmar, affecting over 60 townships in nine states and regions with an estimated 631,000 people affected and resulting in close to 200 reported deaths, while various sources indicate higher figures and data is still being collected and analysed.
The severe weather lasted until 12 September, impacting nine states and regions, including Southern and Eastern Shan, Kayah, Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Magway, Kayin, Bago, and Mon.
More than 320,000 people have been displaced and relocated to temporary camps, many of which are potentially overcrowded and lack of sufficient access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, following the destruction or severe damage to homes and belongings.
In Naypyidaw, around 60,000 people were affected by widespread flooding in the low-lying capital.
In the Mandalay region, severe flooding has impacted at least 10 townships, resulting in 76 reported fatalities and damage to approximately 26,700 houses. Additionally, 110 schools, 80 state buildings, 251 electric poles, and road networks and bridges have been affected. This toll is expected to rise as the floodwaters recede, with many individuals still reported missing. In Wundwin Township, the breach of the Sa Mone Dam has submerged over 40,000 acres of agricultural land, flooding 12 villages and leaving many residents, including the elderly, trapped. In the Magway region, the floods have affected 6 townships with some 7,000 people evacuated from 15 villages near Yaw Creek, including those from internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. Estimated affected populations for both Magway and Mandalay amount to some 300,000 people according to secondary sources.
In the Bago region, floods worsened in Taungoo Township, affecting around 1,200 households, and displaced approximately 5,000 people to 13 evacuation centres. It is estimated that the number of affected individuals in six townships in the whole region has reached over 87,000.
Eastern Shan faced significant infrastructure damage when flash floods washed away a key bridge, disrupting transportation and communication, as well as houses. In Southern Shan, 13 townships were flooded, impacting more than half the area, including tourism infrastructure. Landslides and flash floods in Loilen and Mong Pawng resulted in two deaths.
In the Southeast, Mon, Kayin, and Kayah states were hit hard, with severe flooding displacing people and damaging infrastructure, particularly in IDP camps and low-lying areas.
Across the country, as of 15 September, over 65,000 houses, hundreds of office buildings, over 1,500 schools, some 200 roads and bridges, and over 80 telecom towers were reported as damaged or destroyed by the flooding. Over 105,000 animals (including livestock) were reported as having perished in the floods.
The population of Myanmar is currently grappling with significant humanitarian vulnerabilities, including over 3 million people internally displaced 2 . In light of violence, conflict, political instability and disasters, over 18 million people, or one-third of the population, is in need of humanitarian assistance, with large portions of the population having limited access to basic goods, hygiene and health care, and also facing rising poverty, with Myanmar being among the nations with the highest concentration of people vulnerable to climate change. The impact of the flood is expected to further intensify these compounding factors, exacerbating the already devastating situation for populations.