Myanmar battles Yagi floods as Vietnam begins clean-up

Death toll stands at 36 in Myanmar and 233 in Vietnam, and is expected to rise

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Myanmar Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar waded or swam through chin-high waters, fleeing severe floods around remote capital Naypyitaw on Sept 13, as Vietnam began clearing up after Typhoon Yagi.

A swathe of northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar has been battling floods and landslides in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, which dumped a colossal deluge of rain when it hit the region last weekend.

The overall death toll across the four countries stands at 280, including 233 in Vietnam and 36 in Myanmar. But with many people still missing, it is expected to rise further.

Myanmar's national fire service on Sept 13 confirmed the new death toll, up from 17, while more than 50,000 people have been forced from their homes.

"We walked through neck-high water this morning," one woman in Sin Thay village told AFP.

"We are very hungry and thirsty.