A report said that a truck, which carried 250 bags of rice and other food items for flood affected people in Chin state, was accident on the way from Merabawk area, 8 km from Chawngtlai village, Indo-Myanmar border at 2:30 am on 19 August.
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The donation Kyat 100 millions of Kachin Independent Organization (KIO) had shared and distributed to flood affected people in Chin state and other two regions by Chin Disaster Response Coordination on 14-15 August at a meeting in Yangon.
Kachin Independent Organization (KIO) has donated 100 million Kyats for flood affected in 9 townships of Chin state on 13rd August through the leaders of Chin National Front (CNF).
The founder of Health and Hope Society, Dr. Sasa had provided 500 bags of rice and other food items to victims of natural disaster in Hakha, capital of Chin state, Myanmar recently. Those rice and food items were purchased from Silchar in India, which will be transported from Mizoram state to Hakha immediately.
Because of heavy rains in Hakha have triggered landslides and caused many houses to collapse, blocking roads and leading to concerns of possible food shortages in the Chin State capital in northwestern Burma. Jacob Thang, Chairman of Chin Youth Group said that the roads connecting Thanthlang, Falam, Matupi and Ganggaw with Hakha are blocking and we cannot take any foods from outside Hakha, capital of Chin state.
Zofa Global Network and Green Mizoram Network had organized mobile charity concert for flood affected people under the theme of “In Aid of Disaster Victims in Myanmar” on 6 and 7, August in Aizawl, Mizoram northeast state of India. On 6th August, the mobile charity concert had held at Bawngkawn, Chanmari, New Market and Millennium Centre in Aizawl and the Mizo top singers Rosangliana (Zo Rock), Sawmtea, Manuna Chawngthu, Ronald Zothantluanga, Zualboihi, Sangkimi Khiangte, Lawmi Khiangte, Feli Fanai and Rosy Zorinpuii were participated.
Various organizations and political parties in Mizoram have appealed for aid and prayers for ethnic communities in Chin state affected by floods and heavy rains in Myanmar as well as in Manipur. “We are talking with representatives of Mizoram government, various organizations and political parties, how to access the aids to Chin state and Kalay-Kabaw areas for victims of flood in Myanmar,” said Pu Paul Sita, Secretary (I) of CNF. Both the Mizo National Front and the Mizoram People’s Conference have issued appeals to residents of the state to pray for and contribute to aid meant for ethnic…
About 300 houses had destroyed and more than 2000 had evacuated their houses, because of heavy rains and landslides in Hakha, Chin state western Myanmar. U Shwethiau, a resident of Hakha said that 196 houses at old capital block, 69 houses at Kei Thei Bo block, and 16 houses at New Market block in Hakha had destroyed by landslide recently, and more than 2600 were displaced to safety area.
A report said that there are about 8000 people affected by the flood in Kalaymyo, Sagaing region, Myanmar because of heavy rain from last month. As per the record of Kalaymyo Relief group, the most affected areas are Nyainepinta, Aungmingala, Mingalayin, Aungmiman and Aungthisa villages, and 7708 people in other 30 villages were also displaced to safety area.
The Zomi Democracy Party (ZCD) selected its candidates for the ensuing 2015 general election in Myanmar on November 8. The selection was made in the third week of July at Tidim town, Chin state. “It is the final selection to nominate candidates as Member of Parliament. It is the stage of township level nomination list and then the election wining committee will select them within this month,” said Anthony Kap Khan Khual, a spokesperson of ZCD.