ON the night of 30 July, in Laymyethna Township, Ayeyawady Region, heavy rainfall and riverbank erosion caused a sandbar breach beneath the Ngawun River embankment, inundating local wards and villages. As a result, flooding has affected five urban wards and several villages in Laymyethna, as well as 14 wards and several villages across Hinthada, Yekyi, Ngathainggyoung, Kyonpyaw, and Kyaunggon townships.
Despite the widespread flooding, water levels in several townships have started to recede. Yekyi peaked at approximately 11 feet and two inches on 24 August and has decreased by about three feet and two inches to reach eight feet yesterday. Ngathainggyoung, which reached a peak of 10 feet and nine inches on 23 August, has dropped by two feet and one inch to eight feet and eight inches. Kyonpyaw peaked at 8 feet and one inch on 30 August and has fallen by 6 inches to 7 feet 4 inches, while Kyaunggon reached 7 feet one inch on 30 August and has decreased by two inches to six feet 11 inches.
In areas where floodwaters have receded, military personnel from the South-West Command, Myanmar Police Force, fire services, social aid organizations, philanthropic groups, and residents are cooperating to clear away mud and debris from schools, hospitals, clinics, and monasteries. Relief efforts remain underway, including food distribution, emergency healthcare delivery, and broader rehabilitation assistance.
To prevent and control further water influx along the Ngawun embankment, reinforcement operations on vulnerable sections are actively proceeding using heavy machinery and labour teams. These technical measures include placing large geobags, filling sandbags within wooden post barriers, and driving steel sheet piles. Officials from the South-West Command have inspected these relief and prevention operations to coordinate and support requirements. — MNA/ ST
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