MYANMAR: Flood Affected Areas (30 July 2015)

BHUTAN
BHUTAN
INDIA

CHINA

MYANMAR

KACHIN

Hpakan
(180)

BANGLADESH
Nay Pyi Taw

Myitkyina

LAOS

INDIA

Mogaung
(4,870)

Mohnyin
(810)

THAILAND

SAGAING

Indaw
(2,540)

CHINA
SHAN NORTH

BANGLADESH

Hakha

Hsipaw
(770)

CHIN

SHAN EAST

Update on recent flood affected areas

Paletwa

Buthidaung
Kyauktaw
Maungtaw Myauk U

Sittwe

Kalaw
(2,140)

MANDALAY

SHAN SOUTH

MAGWAY

NAY PYI TAW

RAKHINE

NAYPYITAW

Flood Affected Population

90 - 500

Hpapun
(40)

AYEYARWADY YANGON

501 - 2,500

Hlaingbwe
(570)

Flood Affected Townships in Sagaing, Mandalay & Shan North

5,001 - 10,000
10,001 - 58,642

SAGAING

35,000 - 100,000

Kyunhla
(*2,530)

Thabeikkyin
(230)
Mingin
(220)

100,001 - 200,000
200,001 - 300,000
300,001 - 371,963

Administrative Towns
International boundary

Mabein
(2,700)

Kawlin
(*10,540)

Population by Township

Ocean & Seas

MON

Indaw
(2,541)

2,501 - 5,000

States/Regions

KAYAH

BAGO EAST KAYIN

Note
Assessment figure

State Capital

According to figures from the Governments Relief

and Resettlement Department (RRD) and figures
from local authorities in areas visited by recent
inter-agency assessment missions, between
67,000 and 110,000 people were severely
LAOS
affected by recent floods throughout
the country,
particularly in the Sagaing region, and Kachin and
Shan states. According to RRD, 21 people died in
July as a result of the floods. Local authorities, the
Union Government, the military, as well as the
Myanmar Red Cross Society and local civil
society organizations are responding to the
situation, carrying out rescue operations and
providing food, water, blankets, medical and other
basic necessities to those affected.

Taunggyi

Minbya

BAGO WEST

2014

Kani
(130)

Ye-U
(7,790)

Budalin
(240)
Monywa
(2,110)

Mongmit
(2,280)

The Myanmar Department of Meteorology and

Hydrology is forecasting further heavy rains and
Mogoke
strong winds in the coming days in Sagaing,
(230)
Mandalay, Magway,
Bago, Yangon
and
SHAN NORTH
CAMBODIA
Ayeyarwady
regions,
and
in
Shan,
Chin,
Rakhine,
Singu
Kayin and Mon states. The situation therefore
TANINTHARYI
(190)
remains dynamic and more people are likely to be
Wetlet
affected by flooding and strong winds over the
(9,060)
next few days, in particular in Rakhine State.
MANDALAY

Kanbalu
(*13,170)
Khin-U
(1,410)
Ayadaw
(1,560)

The UN and INGOs are also providing assistance

in some areas, as requested by the government.
WFP has dispatched food stocks for 10,880
people and will start distributions of a one month
food ration and High
Energy Biscuits early next
THAILAND
week in Kawlin and Kanbalu townships in
Sagaing. Water purification tablets have also been
provided by the UN and INGOs in Sagaing but
more may be needed. Food, medical supplies,
water, sanitation and hygiene, as well as non food
items are also being provided in Kachin State.
Further assessment missions are planned in
Rakhine, as soon as weather conditions permit.

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

Creation date: 30 7 2015

VIETNAM

Glide number: FL-2015-000089-MMR Sources: RRD, DoP, WFP, WVI, Unicef, OCHA, MIMU. Feedback: ochamyanmar@un.org,