Food, water, shelter needed for Arakan flood evacuees
The main townships affected are reported to be Minbya, Ponnagyun, Mrauk-U, Pauktaw and Kyauktaw.
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Aid Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News
18 dead in Arakan floods, food aid shipped in by helicopter
Most of the casualties in Arakan were the result of boats capsizing or sinking on rivers. Some 130 rescue camps have been set up across the state.
Arakan flood destroys 170 acres of agricultural land
Continuous heavy rain last week in Arakan State destroyed 170 acres of agricultural land, 550 houses, 5 schools, 5 monasteries and 47 bridges.
Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Five confirmed dead, homes destroyed in Arakan floods
At least five people have been killed as homes and bridges are washed away in the Arakan State town of Ann following fresh floods over the weekend.
Monsoon flash floods blanket NW Arakan
Celebrated Burmese meteorologist Tun Lwin has predicted that floods will soon blanket all of western Arakan State, as well as the Chin, Sagaing and Kachin regions.
Flood crisis: Arakan death toll rises to 55
Burma’s government has now put the death toll relating to torrential flooding at 55 in Arakan State, but local parliamentarian Pe Than said the final figure was likely to be higher.
Thousands hit by flooding in Arakan state
Some 4,000 people have been directly affected by floods in Sandoway, a coastal township in western Burma. Residents and township administrators told DVB that the River Sandoway had overflowed, flooding the downtown area on Monday,[…]
Flood waters subside in Arakan
July 11, 2007 (DVB)
Flooding claims homes in Arakan and Bago
July 06, 2007 (DVB)
Arakan DVB Debate Lead Story Rohingya Video
DVB Debate tackles Arakan State’s woes
In this episode aired on 27 August, DVB Debate takes up the contentious issues surrounding political and inter-religious dynamics in Arakan State, and discusses why the state’s problems have so captured the international community’s attention.
Arakan crisis dents Burma’s hopes of Western investment boom
Western trade and investment in Burma is small, but there were hopes that reforms would prise open an economy stunted by international sanctions and decades of mismanagement under military rule. That now appears to be on hold.
Arakan Farmers Lead Story News
In Arakan State, ruined embankments prevent rice production
The residents of flood-prone Kyaukphyu Township in southwestern Arakan State are still struggling to resume agricultural production seven years after their lands were devastated by Cyclone Giri in 2010.
16 dead as dengue fever sweeps Arakan State
The number of dengue fever cases in the first six months of this year was higher than the whole of 2016.
Arakan Environment Lead Story News
The struggle to save Arakan’s mangroves
Conservationist Kyaw Win said many locals had now “lost their enthusiasm” for protecting the mangroves because of a lack of government support.
Arakan Lead Story News Refugees Rohingya
Bangladesh looks to move Rohingya refugees to flooded island
Bangladesh has resurrected a plan to relocate thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Arakan State to a flooded island in the Bay of Bengal to prevent them from “intermingling” with Bangladeshi citizens.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
ICJ warns on plans to arm non-Muslims in Arakan
The International Commission of Jurists, a human rights watchdog, calls plans to arm non-Muslims as a defense force in Arakan State “a recipe for disaster”.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Govt to resume aid in Arakan: diplomats
Diplomats on a mission to northern Arakan State say the government has agreed to allow a resumption of aid to the region.
Wear life jackets or face suspension, Arakan govt tells ferry operators
Following a recent spate of fatal accidents, government authorities in Arakan State have distributed life jackets to ferry boat operators in the region.
Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Relief boat capsized by whirlpool in Arakan
One crew member is missing and presumed dead after a boat carrying aid was sucked into a whirlpool near Minbya.
1,000 people evacuated in Latpadaung due to floods
DVB spoke to one resident who put the blame for the floods squarely on the Wanbao copper mine, saying it affects the free flow of the Chindwin River.
1,000 stranded as Kazu River overflows in Arakan
Commuters are unable to drive their vehicles either forward or backward due to floodwaters. Ten buses are among those stranded.
Lead Story Natural Disasters News Pegu Division
Pegu farmlands destroyed by floods
“Farmlands located in the east and west of Zigon were destroyed. The floodwater is yet to subside, and the river is still swelling.”
Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Landslide cuts highway in Arakan
The Rangoon-Sittwe highway was cut by a landslide in Arakan State’s Ann Township, blocking hundreds of cars and trucks from passing on the important commercial thoroughfare.
Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Arakan enduring another deadly monsoon season
Another four people died in Taunggup on Saturday when they were swept away by the current as they attempted to walk across a flooded field.
Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Months after floods, Magwe communities struggle to recover
It has been eight months since floods wreaked havoc across Burma, but in Magwe Division many farmers are struggling to get back on their feet.
Trespassing charges dropped for Arakanese politician
A court in Arakan State has overturned an earlier conviction against a politician accused of intimidating the supporter of a political rival.
2015 Elections Arakan Lead Story News
Arakan MP-elect found guilty of trespass, intimidation
The verdict strips of his right to serve in the Arakan State legislature, however he reserves the right to appeal.
2015 Elections Arakan Chin Lead Story News Politics Sagaing
2015 election: Voter lists ready in flood-hit areas
Despite speculation that Arakan, Chin and Sagaing regions would not be ready in time, Burma’s election commission says it is up to speed.
Farmers Lead Story Natural Disasters News Uncategorized
Burma left to count cost of flood disaster
Damage to livestock and farming infrastructure has compounded the strain on some 1.6 million people affected by recent monsoonal flooding and landslides.
Floods cause clean water shortages across Burma
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