Junta chief Gen Min Aung Hlaing and different Burmese officers have visited areas of heavy flooding and inspected the rescue and reduction efforts, the state-run media say.
Reviews by Radio Free Asia counsel the loss of life toll is far larger, with the US-backed broadcaster saying not less than 160 individuals had been killed in floods and landslides.
A rescue employee in Taungoo informed BBC Burmese on Saturday greater than 300 individuals had been trapped by flooding on the east financial institution of the Sittaung river.
“There aren’t sufficient boats to rescue us,” the rescue employee stated.
Scientists say typhoons and hurricanes have gotten stronger and extra frequent with local weather change. Hotter ocean waters imply storms choose up extra vitality, which results in larger wind speeds.
A hotter environment additionally holds extra moisture, which might result in extra intense rainfall.
A lot of Myanmar’s inhabitants has been struggling dislocation due to a three-year civil warfare that has killed 1000’s and displaced greater than 2.6 million individuals, in line with the UN.