Flooding ravages railway tracks, homes in Myanmar’s Kalaw town
By RFA Burmese
2024.09.25
2024.09.25
Severe flooding in the wake of Typhoon Yagi this month has ravaged railway tracks, homes, and hospitals in Shan state’s Kalaw town.
The railway line, which connects Thazi in Mandalay region to Nyaungshwe in southern Shan state and, according to residents, is mainly used by the junta military to transport weapons, has suffered extensive damage.
In Kalaw town, many homes have been seriously damaged or destroyed, though the exact number is unknown. Rescue workers and aid groups said flooding in the town has killed more than 100 people and left more than 200 missing.
Nationwide, flooding and landslides have killed more than 400 people, according to Myanmar’s ruling junta.
Translated by Zin Mar Win. Edited by Paul Nelson.