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Casualties in Myanmar push Southeast Asia's death toll from Typhoon Yagi past 500
Headline from KVIA El Paso, on the newest of 2 developments
BANGKOK (AP) — Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesday. The new figures push the total number of dead in Southeast Asia from the storm past 500.
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Storm, flooding death toll in Myanmar jumps to 74
Headline from Voice of America ·
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Casualties in Myanmar push Southeast Asia's death toll from Typhoon Yagi past 500
Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and more than 125 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported Thursday.
At least 197 people have been killed by Typhoon Yagi's inundations in Vietnam alone, as a vast swath of Southeast Asia reels from flooding and landslides.
The death toll has continued to rise across Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand, while scores of people remain missing. Authorities have warned of more flash flooding.
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in Myanmar from flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi has reached at least 74, with 89 people missing, Myanmar’s state television said Saturday. Difficulties in compiling information have raised fears that the number of casualties may be higher.
By Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — At least 74 people have died and scores more are still missing in Myanmar following heavy flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi, state media reported on Sunday. The flooding across the civil war-torn country has impacted more than 450 villages and wards, according …
BANGKOK (AP) — Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesday. The new figures push the total number of dead in Southeast Asia from the storm past 500.
The most powerful storm to hit Asia this year affected over half a million people in Myanmar, further straining the war-torn nation’s already limited resources.
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