Casualties in Myanmar push Southeast Asia’s death toll from Typhoon Yagi past 500

Death Toll From Typhoon Yagi Rises in Inundated Myanmar

The disaster has increased scrutiny on international organizations' decision to engage with the military State Administration Council.

Typhoon Yagi death toll passes 500 as floods and landslides hit Myanmar

In the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, the region's death toll has surged past 500 as floods and landslides hit Myanmar.

Floods Wreak Damage in Burma, Killing at Least 226, State Media Says

Floods in Burma (also known as Myanmar) have killed at least 226 people in just over a week, state media reported on Tuesday, after heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi battered the central provinces of the war-torn Southeast Asian country. Around a third of Burma’s 55 million people are already in need of humanitarian aid, following incessant conflict triggered by a Feb. 2021 coup when the powerful military unseated the civilian government of…

Vietnam braces for another storm as Yagi typhoon death toll surpasses 290

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam is preparing for more flooding with a tropical depression forecast to strengthen into a storm as it heads to its central coast, days after typhoon Yagi set off floods and landslides that killed more than 290 people in the north. With a long coast facing the South China Sea, the Southeast Asian country is prone to tropical storms that can cause large numbers of casualties and serious damage to industrial production a…

At least 226 dead and 320,000 displaced in Myanmar after Typhoon Yagi

Adverse weather from Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, has also killed hundreds of people in Vietnam and Thailand