YANGON: The death toll from the flooding in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi has doubled in Myanmar to reach 226, confirmed the state media. The state TV on Monday revealed that 77 people were still missing following the storm which caused flooding that destroyed rice paddies and other crops spread across 640,000 acres. Typhoon Yagi hit northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar more than a week ago with powerful winds and an enormous amount of rain, triggering floods and landslides that have killed more than 500 people, according to official figures.…
Fatalities double in Myanmar in aftermath of Yagi
