The Ngawun Dam in Laymyethna Township, Ayeyawady Region, has suffered an embankment breach, affecting 6,747 people from 1,333 households, according to official sources.

The breach occurred at Mile Post 25/3, causing floodwaters to inundate Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, as well as Nyaungpinwae and Thakhutchaung village tracts. A total of 6,747 people from 1,333 households living in 1,320 houses have been evacuated as authorities intensify rescue and relief operations.

No human or livestock casualties have been reported so far. Heavy machinery is being deployed to contain the breach and control floodwaters, while emergency teams continue evacuations and distribute drinking water, rice, food and other relief supplies to affected residents.

On July 31, Ayeyawady Region Chief Minister U Aye Kyaw, accompanied by relevant officials, inspected the breached section of the dam and ongoing rescue operations. He also visited the flood relief camp at Katesathaya Monastery in Laymyethna Township, where he donated rice and other food supplies to displaced residents.

The Ayeyawady Region Government has urged residents to remain on alert and evacuate as the dam breach could trigger further flooding in Laymyethna town and surrounding areas.

According to the regional government, the breach occurred at about 10:45 pm on July 30 when strong river currents created an approximately 20-foot opening in the dam embankment, allowing water to enter the protected area to a depth of about 2.5 feet. Authorities said the floodwater could flow eastward into Myitkyo Lake and northeast toward Chaung Zauk, Sayae Kone Stream and the Da Ka River.

Residents in low-lying areas, including neighborhoods and farmland in Laymyethna, have been instructed to move immediately to higher ground, factories, schools, religious buildings or designated relief camps. The government has also advised people to take important documents, valuables, medicines, food supplies, elderly family members and children with them, and to switch off the main electricity supply before leaving their homes. Those requiring assistance have been urged to contact ward and village administrators, rescue teams or fire service personnel, while the public has been advised to remain calm, follow official instructions and evacuate without delay.