(Rangoon) The toll of the floods caused by the typhoon Yagi The death toll in Burma has risen to 226 and 77 are missing, Burmese state television announced Monday evening.
The death toll is double the previous figure, which reported 113 killed.
Floods and landslides from the typhoon, which hit Southeast Asia earlier this month, have killed more than 500 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand, according to official figures.
According to Burmese television channel MRTV, the floods have also destroyed nearly 260,000 hectares of rice fields and other crops in the country.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said around 631,000 people had been affected by the floods in Myanmar.
The agency, which reported an urgent need for food, clean water, shelter and clothing, said communication lines were cut, roads blocked and bridges damaged, seriously hampering relief efforts.
Poor communications, especially with remote areas, also make it difficult to collect information on victims.
According to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), these floods are the worst in Burma’s recent history.
Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing on Saturday called for international help to deal with the floods, an exceptional step given that the Burmese government has previously blocked humanitarian aid from abroad.
The floods have worsened the situation in the country, which has been the scene of a civil war since the junta took power in 2021. The violence has forced more than 2.7 million people from their homes.