A total of 60 temporary flood relief camps have been opened for more than 28,000 flood victims in the cities of Hpa-an, Hlaingbwe, Shwegun, Kamamaung, Myawady, Kawkareik and Kya-in-Seikkyi in Kayin State, according to the Ministry of Information.

Due to continuous heavy rains in Kayin State, water has flowed from mountains and rivers and streams have risen, since July 25, water has entered low-lying residential areas and villages and people have been temporarily relocated to flood relief camps.

In Hpa-an, Hlaingbwe, Shwegun, Kamamaung, Myawady, Kawkareik and Kya-in-Seikkyi in Kayin State, where floods occurred due to continuous heavy rains in Kayin State, as of the morning of July 30, 60 temporary relief camps and 7,350 households have been temporarily moved to nearby relatives' homes, and more than 28,000 people have been relocated.

On July 30, Kayin State Chief Minister U Saw Myint Oo and officials paid a visit to the victims of the flood in Hlaingbwe Township to provide food stuffs.

The chief minister and his team reviewed the condition of road damage and flooding due to flooding in the low-lying areas of the Hpaan-Hlaingbwe highway and the road in Hlaingbwe town and inspected the damaged conditions of the paddy fields planted on the left side of the road by the flood.

After that, the chief minister and his team met with the flood-affected people who temporarily moved to the Aung San hall and the flood relief camp in Myoma Jamay Mosque at the Aung San hall in the town of Hlaingbwe. The chief minister said his state government is anticipated the natural disaster and held the meeting of the state-level disaster management team twice to minimize the damage. Advance planning has been done in order to respond to the emergency and help and support the people affected by the flood. Food products such as rice, cooking oil, dry noodles and eggs supported by the Kayin State government and 844,200 kyats of cash to buy rice and food supported by the Department of Disaster Management under the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement were provided to 402 people from 87 households and lunch boxes have been distributed for the flood victims to have ready meals.

Next, the state chief minister and his team went around and inspected the situation of water flow in the low-lying neighborhoods of the city, the state of flooding of cultivated crops and the flood conditions of residential houses with small motorized boats.

After that, the chief minister and his team went to the flood relief camp opened at the cyclone shelter in Kamokachu Village, Hlaingbwe Township and met the flood victims. They provided food stuffs such as rice, cooking oil, dry noodles and eggs, aid money and lunch boxes to 246 people from 59 households in the relief camp.