A TOTAL of 5,477 flood victims in Taninthayi Township, Myeik District in Taninthayi Region, are in need of water and food, said the flood victims.
Taninthayi Township was flooded as monsoon rains led the water level of the local river rise above the danger level, affecting many homes, lakes and wells in the villages and towns.
Wards within the town have access to water and food, while far-flung villages are urgently in need of water and food, said the flood victims.
Despite a slight drop in water levels of the Taninthayi River, it was still 25 feet on the morning of 22 July, according to Taninthayi Township Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
This region is prone to floods, with high and low tides at the end of this month.
The old houses are in danger of collapsing.
Flooded areas, which are far from the town, are in need of aid such as food and water, said the villagers.
A total of 5,477 victims from over 1,000 households have been provided shelter at monasteries, their relatives’ homes, temporary shelters and schools with the help of related departments, local police, firefighters and philanthropic groups.
Schools have been temporarily shut down due to floods.
Local police and firefighters are ensuring that locals have smooth transportation with the use of bamboo rafts and motorboats in areas where the floods swept away roads in some villages.
Daw Khin Kyi Foundation has donated 663 rice bags to the flood victims on the morning of 21 July.
In the evening, Taninthayi Region Minister for Social and City Development Affairs U Hopin, Dr Ko Ko Naing, Director-General of the Disaster Management Department under the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, and officials provided rice and canned fish to the flood victims.
Myint Oo (Myeik)