Typhoon Yagi, which caused deaths and extensive damage in many countries in Asia, continue breaking havoc in the Kayah, Kayin, Mandalay, Mon and Shan states in central Myanmar as well. The junta spokesman reported that the death toll from the disasters had risen to 113, and the number of missing was 64.
Meanwhile, the US-backed broadcaster Radio Free Asia reported that at least 160 people had died in the country and social media accounts close to the ruling junta claimed that 230 people had died in the Mandalay region alone.