Floodwaters have spread further into Yekyi and Kyonpyaw townships in Ayeyawady Region following the breach of the Laymyethna Embankment , prompting authorities and local groups to open additional relief camps, according to local sources.

The embankemnt breach has caused continued flooding not only in Laymyethna Township but also in neighboring Yekyi and Kyonpyaw townships.

“This is the first year that water has entered our village because the embankment broke. Normally, this is not an area that floods. Now, even boats can travel into the village. As the water continues to rise, we have started moving out in advance. We sent the children to safety first, while the adults are moving our belongings,” said a flood survivor from Ohn Pin Su Village, Nat Sin Kuu Village Tract, Yekyi Township.

Some residents have also had to move again from their original relief camps because floodwaters have continued to spread.

“A new flood relief camp was opened yesterday at Ngwe Thit Monastery and the Ngwe Thit village administrator’s office. Many people have moved here from the Shwebo Extension and Shan Tan areas of Nga Thaing Chaung. In the Nga Thaing Chaung area, water entered the place where they had initially relocated, so they had to move here again. We have also heard that there are places where entire houses are now submerged. At present, the number of people at the camp is increasing. There are many elderly people and young children,” said Ko Kyaw Soe of a volunteer social assistance group helping at the flood relief camp in Ngwe Thit Village, Yekyi Township.

Flooding has also spread further in Kyonpyaw Township.

“Water coming from the area where the Laymyethna embankment broke has now reached Kyonpyaw. It has reached the Pin Lon riverside road and the Myawaddy sandbank road, meaning the flooding has already reached the urban area. There are some relief camps in town, while people in the villages are sheltering at community halls and monasteries. District and township government departments, together with local organizations, are coordinating and doing their best to respond systematically. Donations, however, remain quite limited, with most support coming only from local residents. Among organizations from neighboring townships, the Hinthada District Network Social Assistance Association was the first to arrive and provide aid. More assistance is urgently needed for flood-affected people,” said Ko Kyaw Soe Moe of the Funeral Assistance Association (Kyonpyaw).

Although relief supplies and donations from across the country have been reaching Laymyethna Township, where the flooding first occurred, assistance has been limited in the townships where the floodwaters have subsequently spread, according to local sources.