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.
IRAWADI, August 9 (Xinhua) -- Rescue teams working to repair a collapsed dike on the banks of the Ngawun River in Myanmar’s Irawadi region, August 7, 2026.