Yangon, There were more than 7,400 people affected by the floods that started on October 8 in Hlaengkou Township, and rescue groups said they needed food and medicine because itchy diseases were common among the affected areas and rescue groups.
As of October 15th, which has been over a week since the flood, the water has receded only in the urban areas of the township, and there has been no water fall in the villages close to the Nga Moe Ey River.
The water that rises in the cart causes irritation, and due to the lack of clean shower water and soap, the middle-aged people who get into the water the most are prone to itchy skin diseases.
An official of the Shwemetta Rescue Association said, More elastic. At the moment, the itch is growing in the villages. What is common is that there are many middle-aged people who go down in the water. It's also in rescue teams. Rice wrappers bread, I need dry noodles, main clean water I need salt. The water here is not like Bago. Bago falls fast. There is a sense of support here. The water depth is different from village to village. In some villages, there are only ankles. In Sartalin village, the small houses have only small windows. Mainly, because the floors are wet, it is not easy to live without height. It is not easy to put things on. There are side shutters," he said.
Relief societies do not have the right to treat people with itching, so they are given ointments for itching. It is reported that they are only given drugs like alcohol and paracetamol to make them feel better.
clean drinking water Swapping ponds to get bathing water, Yangon-based relief associations, chlorine dispensers and food distribution Red Cross Firefighters and Lightning Association The Happy Taxi family and Shwemetta Association worked together to provide dry food, medicine I need clothes.
As the depth of water is only about 1 foot in 5 wards of the city, some households in the city's flood centers are already cleaning their homes.
