Flash floods caused the death of one man and destroyed at least 250 houses in rural villages in northern Rakhine State’s Minbya Township, according to aid organisations citing local sources.
The deceased man was from the village of Kyay Ma Gyi and a father of six children, villagers said.
At least 13 villages in the Min Ku Lan village tract—some 10 miles east of Minbya across the Lemro River, were inundated by rising floodwaters on Saturday, leaving many families displaced and destitute, according to a local aid group.
“We need food, drinking water, medicine, and other humanitarian assistance to build temporary shelters for flood victims,” a representative of the Taylaung Emergency Response and Rehabilitation Committee said.
The floodwaters have also caused widespread damage, destroying and contaminating homes, freshwater ponds, and farmlands in the area, local sources claimed.
“We’ve never witnessed such severe flooding. Even. . .
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