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Myanmar's Ministry of Health has issued a public advisory on food safety measures following recent flooding caused by the breach of the Ngawun River embankment in Ayeyarwady region.
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » People: Ayeyarwady River and Myanmar Economy
WWF report on risks and opportunities from perspective of people living and working in the basin Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady River is both unique and special. It is one of the largest free-flowing rivers in ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » People: Millions at risk as Myanmar wells surpass WHO arsenic guidelines
Twelve million people in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Delta face serious long-term health risks from the harmful substance, arsenic, in their drinking water. The study, led by the University of Portsmouth, ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » People: Myanmar’s junta targets displaced people returning to embattled Rakhine state
In just over a year of fighting, Myanmar’s ethnic Arakan Army has captured 14 of Rakhine state’s 17 townships, defeating the military in battle after battle in a stunning advance. Amid the rapidly ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » People: At least 30,000 affected by Myanmar floods as conflict, crop losses threaten food security
At the centre of the crisis is Lemyethna township, where the Ngawun River embankment was breached on the night of Jul 30, sending floodwaters into villages and farmland.
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » People: Over 40,000 affected by flooding after embankment breach in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady
YANGON: More than 40,000 people have been affected by flooding from July 30 to Aug. 7 following the breach of the Ngawun River embankment in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region, a spokesperson for the ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » People: WFP launches emergency logistics service to support Myanmar flood response
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has activated a free-to-user emergency cargo transport service to bolster the humanitarian response to severe flooding in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Region. By ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » People: Irrawaddy-Flusskreuzfahrt: Along Myanmar’s Timeless Ayeyarwady River
For an American visitor, it can be tempting to think of Bagan mainly as an archaeological site—a Southeast Asian answer to Angkor or a distant cousin to Mesa Verde. Yet Bagan is also a living ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » People: More than 500 people feared dead after boats sink off Myanmar coast, UN says
Two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days, UN agencies said on Thursday, as refugees from the war-torn country continue to make perilous ...