Approximately 35% of communication services have been restored in Laymyethna Township, Ayeyawady Region, where flooding occurred following the breach of the Ngawun Dam, while more than 40,000 flood-affected people have received over K146.676 million in assistance, according to a post on her Telegram channel by Daw Khaing Khaing Soe, spokesperson for the Office of the President.

In Laymyethna Township, where flooding occurred after the embankment of the Ngawun Dam was breached due to damage caused by its lowered section, water levels in urban wards have begun to recede. Efforts to restore communication networks are also being accelerated, with approximately 35% of communication services now restored.

Of the 13 mobile stations in Laymyethna Township, six were temporarily dismantled due to flooding, while another six experienced communication disruptions because of damage to hub sites. However, three stations in Ninkyan, Kyetkwin and Yin Sae villages have been reconnected, while the station in Khamaut Su Village is providing normal services.

In addition, a Cell on Wheels (COW) mobile station has been installed at the flood-control office in Sar Yae Kwin Village. B2B satellite terminals have also been installed at flood relief camps in Sar Yae Kwin and Seit Nyo Kone villages to provide emergency communication services.

As the flood situation improves, water levels have been receding in both low-lying and elevated wards of Laymyethna. Between 6 pm on August 6 and 6 am on August 7, water levels fell by 0.2 feet in each of five low-lying wards and three elevated wards over a 12-hour period.

Basic food supplies and rice provisions continue to be provided to flood-affected residents in Laymyethna Township. As of August 7, assistance totaling more than K146.676 million had been provided to over 40,000 people.

Township and ward administrators are closely monitoring water levels and disaster conditions, while concerns over the flood situation have gradually eased.