The remains of a home are seen in Ward 3 of Kalaw town, Sept. 25, 2024. (RFA)
People make their way over the damaged train tracks between Kalaw station and Myindike station, Sept. 24, 2024. (RFA)
Debris covers the tracks between Kalaw station and Myindike station, Sept. 24, 2024. (RFA)
Concrete railroad ties on the tracks between Kalaw station and Myindike station were displaced by flooding, Sept. 24, 2024. (RFA)
Flooding undermined the railway tracks between Kalaw station and Myindike station, Sept. 24, 2024. (RFA)
People make their way across the sagging railway tracks between Kalaw station and Myindike station, Sept. 24, 2024. (RFA)
People walk along damaged tracks between Kalaw station and Myindike station, Sept. 24, 2024. (RFA)
People hang up clothes to dry in Ward 3 of Kalaw town, Sept. 25, 2024. (RFA)
A woman sits under a makeshift shelter in Ward 3 of Kalaw town, Sept. 25, 2024. (RFA)
Flooding took a chunk out of a home in Ward 3 of Kalaw town, Sept. 25, 2024. (RFA)
The remains of a home are seen in Ward 3 of Kalaw town, Sept. 25, 2024. (RFA)
People make their way over the damaged train tracks between Kalaw station and Myindike station, Sept. 24, 2024. (RFA)
Debris covers the tracks between Kalaw station and Myindike station, Sept. 24, 2024. (RFA)
Concrete railroad ties on the tracks between Kalaw station and Myindike station were displaced by flooding, Sept. 24, 2024. (RFA)
Flooding undermined the railway tracks between Kalaw station and Myindike station, Sept. 24, 2024. (RFA)
People make their way across the sagging railway tracks between Kalaw station and Myindike station, Sept. 24, 2024. (RFA)
People walk along damaged tracks between Kalaw station and Myindike station, Sept. 24, 2024. (RFA)
People hang up clothes to dry in Ward 3 of Kalaw town, Sept. 25, 2024. (RFA)
A woman sits under a makeshift shelter in Ward 3 of Kalaw town, Sept. 25, 2024. (RFA)
Flooding took a chunk out of a home in Ward 3 of Kalaw town, Sept. 25, 2024. (RFA)
The remains of a home are seen in Ward 3 of Kalaw town, Sept. 25, 2024. (RFA)
Severe flooding in the wake of Typhoon Yagi this month has ravaged railway tracks, homes, and hospitals in Shan state’s Kalaw town.
The railway line, which connects Thazi in Mandalay region to Nyaungshwe in southern Shan state and, according to residents, is mainly used by the junta military to transport weapons, has suffered extensive damage.
In Kalaw town, many homes have been seriously damaged or destroyed, though the exact number is unknown. Rescue workers and aid groups said flooding in the town has killed more than 100 people and left more than 200 missing.
Nationwide, flooding and landslides have killed more than 400 people, according to Myanmar’s ruling junta.
Translated by Zin Mar Win. Edited by Paul Nelson.
