Over 40,000 affected by flooding after embankment breach in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady

NAMPA / Xinhua
2026-08-08
YANGON, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- More than 40,000 people have been affected by flooding from July 30 to Aug. 7 following the breach of the Ngawun River embankment in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region, a spokesperson for the president's office said, citing the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement. The embankment breach occurred in Laymyethna township in Ayeyarwady region on July 30 after sand boils and land subsidence were observed. To as......
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