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Flood death toll in Myanmar jumps to 113 with 320,000 displaced: junta

Published: 15 Sep 2024 - 03:37 pm | Last Updated: 15 Sep 2024 - 03:43 pm
Flood-affected residents are transported on a rescue boat in Taungoo, Myanmar's Bago region on September 14, 2024, following heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi.  (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)

Flood-affected residents are transported on a rescue boat in Taungoo, Myanmar's Bago region on September 14, 2024, following heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)

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Yangon: The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has jumped to 113 and more than 320,000 people have been displaced, the junta said on Sunday.

"Around the country, 113 people have been killed, 64 are missing and 14 injured" as of the night of September 14, spokesman Zaw Min Tun said, adding "more than 320,000 from 78,000 households were evacuated to temporary relief camps".