WFP to provide emergency aid to flood victims in Myanmar
The World Food Programme on Friday said it would provide a one-month supply of emergency food rations to 500,000 flood victims in Myanmar. This was reported by the state-run daily ‘The Global New Light of Myanmar’, citing the WFP.
According to a statement by WFP, the food rations, which include rice, fortified biscuits, and nutrition products, aimed to address immediate food needs.
The WFP said it was working to provide emergency food assistance for the flood victims this week.
“Before Typhoon Yagi, the WFP had reached 185,000 flood-affected people in Myanmar with emergency assistance in July and August in response to floods that inundated thousands of acres of farmland,” WFP said.
In Myanmar, a total of 293 people were dead, and 89 others were missing as of Thursday morning due to the recent floods triggered by Typhoon Yagi and a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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