Pyawbwe, 28 October

An event to provide cash assistance to people whose homes were destroyed by floods and people who died due to heavy rains and floods triggered by Typhoon Yagi was held at the meeting hall of General Administration Department in Pyawbwe Township of Mandalay Region this morning.

At the event, U Lwin, Chairman of the Township Administration Body delivered an opening speech and explained the conditions of the damage and assistance and rehabilitation processes and gave words of encouragement to food victims. Afterwards U Lwin handed over cash assistance provided by National Disaster Management Committee to victims of floods in the Township.

The National Disaster Management Committee has provided K 2,350,000 per house for 29 households that were damaged by floodwaters and provided K 500,000 per person for 16 people who died in natural disaster caused by Typhoon Yagi in Pyawbwe Township.—Min Min Htway(Pyawbwe)

Translated by JT