TANINTHARYI DIVISION – People’s Defence Forces (PDF) are evacuating the residents of Tanintharyi Township affected by flood to safety.
The water level of Tanintharyi River passed the warning level starting July 21 and it affected the residents from most villages.
“There are over 50,000 flood victims in the township. The flood has lasted over a week. Some villages received help from PDFs,” said a resident.
On August 4, the Ministry of Defence of the National Unity Government (NUG) published photos of Myeik District PDF battalions and People’s Defence Teams rescuing and evacuating civilians affected by the flood.
Myeik and Dawei are also affected by flood in Tanintharyi Division. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management of the NUG has also issued a flood warning as strong rain is expected.
