The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has reached 293, with 89 people missing, the junta said on Thursday, as state media reported the first arrival of foreign aid.The previous death toll reported by the junta was 268 people dead and 88 missing.

LOIKAW, Karenni State—War-weary Myanmar villagers salvaged crops from flooded fields Tuesday as the country’s death toll in the wake of Typhoon Yagi doubled to 226 and the UN warned as many as 630,000 people could need assistance.

The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has reached 268, with 88 people still missing, the junta has said, as state media reported the first arrival of foreign aid. Yagi swept across northern Vietnam,

The death toll, reported in the state-run Myanma Alinn, was almost seven times Friday’s initial total of 33, with strong prospects of it continuing to rise. The counting of casualties has been slow, in part due to communication difficulties with the affected areas as Myanmar is wracked by civil war.

Yangon: The death toll from recent floods in Myanmar has reached 293, with 89 people still unaccounted for, according to state media reports. The floods have impacted numerous townships across the country,

The death toll from ongoing severe flooding in Myanmar has risen to nearly 270, and 88 others are still missing, Myanmar’s authorities have reported.