Some families from low-lying areas in Mogaung Township, Kachin State who became relocated due to rising water level from the Mogaung Creek were returned to their homes on August 23 as the water level of the creek declined.
No immediate reports of damages or casualties were available following a slight earthquake which was recorded this afternoon, according to a source from the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH).
61 Myanmar seafarers from a ship docked at a jetty in the Andaman Sea near Kawthoung Township, Taninthayi Region were placed under 21-day hotel quarantine on August 23.
Some residential areas in low-lying wards and villages in Hlaingbwe Township have been inundated by floodwater from the Thanlwin River after its water level exceeded its danger mark.
