Resident paddle through floodwater in Kalay, Sagaing Region after being hit by heavy rain - Illustratiive photo (Photo: BBC) Hanoi, May 8 (VNA) - At least nine people have been killed by strong windassault and thunder strike in Myanmar over the past three days, Myanmar’s Ministryof Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement said on May 8.
The natural disaster that hit Bago, Sagaing, Magway, Kayah and Kachin regionsand states destroyed a total of 500 houses, Myanmar’s local 7-Day News quotedthe source as saying.
Local governments are taking relief measures to minimise losses.
In late last month, cyclone Maarutha made landfall near Thandwe, west Myanmar'sRakhine coast, brought destruction to some dozens of civilian houses, policewards, schools and monasteries in areas of Rakhine, Magway and Ayeyawaddy stateand regions as it swept through. -VNA
The natural disaster that hit Bago, Sagaing, Magway, Kayah and Kachin regionsand states destroyed a total of 500 houses, Myanmar’s local 7-Day News quotedthe source as saying.
Local governments are taking relief measures to minimise losses.
In late last month, cyclone Maarutha made landfall near Thandwe, west Myanmar'sRakhine coast, brought destruction to some dozens of civilian houses, policewards, schools and monasteries in areas of Rakhine, Magway and Ayeyawaddy stateand regions as it swept through. -VNA
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