Flood aid delivered in Magway Region

UNION Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Reset­tlement Dr Soe Win and Magway Region Chief Min­ister U Tin Ko Ko visited flood relief centres across Magway and Minbu to pro­vide cash assistance and relief supplies to displaced residents.

At the Alekyaung Dhammayon’s relief camp in Magway’s Myinkin Vil­lage, aid was distributed to 525 flood victims across 127 households. In Minbu Township, officials met 1,982 displaced residents from 489 households across two shelters at Hmankin Monastery and Shinpin Kyaunglain Pago­da.

Across all locations, authorities provided rice funds, canned fish, in­stant noodles, eggs, pu­rified drinking water, and targeted cash assistance of K30,000 per person for pregnant mothers, chil­dren under five, elderly residents aged 70 and old­er, and individuals with disabilities. Officials also advised returning families on environmental sanita­tion, clean drinking water, venomous snake hazards, and youth education once floodwaters recede.

The yesterday’s aid distributions totalled over K31.6 million. Across nine flood-hit states and regions throughout July and Au­gust 2026, the ministry and local governments have disbursed more than K2.9 billion in total humanitar­ian support. — MNA/ST