33 dead, more than 200,000 displaced by the storm in Myanmar

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At least 33 people have died and 230,000 people have been displaced due to severe floods caused by typhoon Yagi in Myanmar, according to officials.

According to the BBC, the country's ruling military government (junta) has requested foreign aid to mitigate the effects. The capital Naypyidaw is said to be the most affected. The state-run daily New Light of Myanmar reported that some temporary relief camps had been set up for homeless victims.

Yagi, the most powerful typhoon in Asia this year, has also had a great impact on Vietnam, Hainan Island in China and the Philippines. Junta government chief Min Aung Hlaing and other officials visited the flood-affected areas . He has requested for foreign aid to deal with the devastating floods .

In the reports of Radio Free Asia, it is mentioned that the number of people who lost their lives due to flood is at least 160 . A rescue worker in Taungu told the BBC that more than 300 people were trapped on the east bank of the Sitaung River due to flooding.

"We don't have enough boats to rescue," the rescue workers said. Scientists have said that with climate change, cyclones and storms are getting stronger . They say that when the ocean water warms, storms will take more energy and the wind speed will also be higher . Similarly, the warm atmosphere also holds more moisture, so heavy rains occur.

According to the United Nations, most of Myanmar's population has been displaced due to the three-year civil war. Due to the violence, thousands of people have died and 2.6 million people have been displaced, according to the United Nations. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), about 18.6 million people are waiting for humanitarian needs.

The International Red Cross (ICRC) reports that many families in Myanmar have limited access to clean water and sanitation and are forced to live without basic medicine and healthcare. "They live in fear of armed conflict and violence." Livelihood disruptions have left countless people without the means to support themselves," ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said on Wednesday.