Scores killed in floods, landslides from super typhoon Yagi in Myanmar

More than 70 people have been killed in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, in Myanmar, state media reported on Sunday. Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request on Saturday for foreign aid to deal with the floods and and landslides. The UN's Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs in Myanmar and the International Committee of the Red Cross has told AFP they cannot currently comment on the junta's request.

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Sep 15, 2024 - 11:00
Scores killed in floods, landslides from super typhoon Yagi in Myanmar
More than 70 people have been killed in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, in Myanmar, state media reported on Sunday. Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request on Saturday for foreign aid to deal with the floods and and landslides. The UN's Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs in Myanmar and the International Committee of the Red Cross has told AFP they cannot currently comment on the junta's request.
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