At least 30,000 affected by Myanmar floods as conflict, crop losses threaten food security

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Floods in Myanmar have affected at least 30,000 people, with breaches in the Ngawun River embankment causing flooding in Lemyethna township. The flood crisis, combined with conflict and crop losses, threatens food security in the region.

At the centre of the crisis is Lemyethna township, where the Ngawun River embankment was breached on the night of Jul 30, sending floodwaters into villages and farmland.