METEOROLOGIST U Win Naing has advised disaster response teams to elevate their mobilization levels to the highest possible alert, as there is a very high probability of flooding across most of Myanmar’s delta areas between 6 and 14 July.
According to the latest reports and mapping data from the Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS) and Reporting Points (RP), during that period, there is the highest nationwide risk of flooding, including Bago and Yangon regions (Sittoung and Bago Rivers Basins), Sittoung River Basin (Toungoo and along the Sittoung River), Chin and Rakhine states (Rakhine Coastal Basins and Kaladan River Basin), and Ayeyawady and Magway regions (Lower Ayeyawady River Basin).
He also warned that water levels along the Thanlwin River basin —particularly near the borders of Kayin, Mon, and Shan states — are expected to peak between 11 and 14 July. There is an 88 per cent probability that it will exceed the two-year return period flood level, and a 68 per cent probability for the five-year return period; consequently, an ‘Extreme Alert’ level has been designated.
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