Myanmar's conflict, displacement, disasters and economic collapse have developed into one of the world's largest humanitarian emergencies. On 13 August 2026, the European Commission reported that 16.2 million people needed humanitarian assistance and that more than 100,000 lives had been lost since the February 2021 military coup. The crisis includes…
Sustained monsoon rain pushed rivers above danger levels across low-lying parts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. A breached embankment near Myit Kyo Village on 30 July sent water into Laymyatna and surrounding settlements, damaging homes, farmland, roads and public infrastructure. Red Cross reporting identified impacts across 169 villages in Laymyatna,…
In some areas of Myanmar during this year’s devastating monsoon season, floods have been up to six feet [two metres] deep. As rain battered homes and water levels began to rise, Mi Sazai’s anxiety levels soared. The relentless downpour left 21-year-old Mi Sazai and the other nine members of her family – four of them ch
Heavy rains battered the southern states of Kayin and Mon and Tanintharyi region beginning on Sunday, impacting as many as 3,000 people. More than 100 in Kayin’s Hlaingbwe had to be evacuated, according to a relief official from the area. Refugee volunteers are working day and night in heavy rain to rescue refugees str
YANGON, Myanmar – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is to mount a new food assistance operation, targeting up to 2 million vulnerable people in the poor townships in Myanmar’s main cities and other areas where population displacement has recently taken place. With the triple impact of pre-existing poverty,
According to the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), over 25,000 people have been displaced due to floods in Mandalay, Magway and Sagaing regions, and Kachin State. In Kachin state, nearly 7,750 people in nine townships were displaced between 11 and 27 July. 46 temporary shelters currently host around 6,650 people, while only few have been able to…