At least 30,000 affected by Myanmar floods as conflict, crop losses threaten food security

At least thirty thousand people in Myanmar have been affected by flooding centered on Lemyethna township, where the Ngawun River embankment broke on the night of July thirtieth, sending water into villages and farmland. Channel NewsAsia reports the flooding, combined with ongoing conflict, is now threatening food security through crop losses in the affected areas. Myanmar has faced years of internal conflict since a 2021 military coup, complicating disaster response in flood-hit regions.

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