14 October 2024
Plans have been made to provide support for housing damage due to the flood, depending on the amount of damage, and it will be handed over, said Chairman of National Disaster Management Committee Vice Chairman of State Administration Council Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win delivered a speech at the ceremony to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2024.
In addition to the regular support provided by the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief & Resettlement to the bereaved families as a priority for those who lost their lives, the National Disaster Management Fund and the relevant regional/state funds have already provided an average of 10 lakhs per person, and for house damage, depending on the amount of damage, the disaster management fund has been planned and will be handed over, Vice-Senior General Soe Win said.
last 2024 In September, the impact of Typhoon Ragi, which occurred in the South China Sea, resulted in record rainfall. Floods have been occurring in central Myanmar for more than 80 and 100 years, was an unprecedented experience.
The intense rainfall resulted in flash floods, with water flowing rapidly and carrying along trees, logs, boulders, and sediment, causing widespread flooding in nine states and regions. Over 80,000 households, nearly 1 million people, were affected by the floods, with 520 reported dead or missing. Additionally, more than 180,000 livestock perished, over 700,000 acres of crops were damaged, and infrastructure such as roads, bridges, schools, electricity, and communications systems were significantly affected.
The SAC vice chairman said that it is surprising that as donations at the national level three times to date donations from individuals, organizations, and associations have poured in, amounting to over Ks-52 billion in three major national fundraising drives.
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