Myanmar deploys troops to aid search and rescue efforts after landslide
Myanmar troops were deployed to landslide-hit areas in southeastern Mon state on August 11 to support search and rescue efforts after the death toll from a recent landslide increased to 48.
A road is heavily damaged after landslide on August 9 in Mon state (Photo: AFP/VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Myanmar troops were deployed to landslide-hit areas in southeastern Mon state on August 11 to support search and rescue efforts after the death toll from a recent landslide increased to 48.
According to Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun, regional military commands are working to help with the search and rescue process in disaster areas.
Helicopters will be used to supply food, he said.
Every year, monsoon rains hammer Myanmar and other countries across Southeast Asia, submerging homes, displacing thousands and triggering landslides. However, the disaster on August 9 in Mon state was the worst in recent memory.
Heavy rains pounded Mon, Karen and Kachin states, flooding roads and destroying bridges.
Search and rescue efforts are being focused on hard-hit Mon state, which sits on the coast of the Andaman sea.
Floodwaters have submerged more than 4,000 houses in the state and displaced more than 25,000 residents who have sought shelter in monasteries and pagodas.
Vice President Henry Van Thio on August 10 visited landslide survivors in a Paung township village and spoke of his sorrow while promising relief assistance.-VNA
You should also see
Vietnam an attractive destination for electronics, semiconductor investors: Official
Vietnam has strong infrastructure and research and development incentives as well as a skilled workforce, making it an attractive for “eagles” worldwide in the electronics and semiconductor industry, according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong.
See more
World
Thailand gives financial support to Laos for road maintenance
The Thai cabinet has approved 1.8 billion THB (about 48.8 million USD) in financial assistance for the Lao Government to maintain and improve Highway R12, shortening the travel time from Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom province, through Laos, to the Vietnamese border in central Quang Binh province.
World
Indonesia develops sustainable tourism
Indonesia has been working to realise its goal of building a quality, sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism industry.
World
Vietnam to have many opportunities from digitalisation, green transformation: IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecasted that Vietnam will have many opportunities from digitalisation and green transformation, according to IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Krishna Srinivasan.
World
Thailand’s EV sales forecast to miss target
Electric vehicle (EV) sales in Thailand may fail to reach the estimate of 130,000 units this year as prices are likely to keep changing, according to Hyundai Mobility Thailand.
World
Thailand, EU hope to sign FTA in mid-2025
Before the Songkran holiday, senior officials from Thailand and the European Union (EU) met in Bangkok to discuss ways to promote their relationship, including the framework of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), green transformation, and Schengen visa waiver, Thai media has reported.
