Water level rises again in Hlay-myar town after dike breach and subsequent damage

It is reported that the water level has risen again in Hlay-myar town after the dike breach and subsequent damage. "We heard that this incident occurred around 11 PM on the 9th. Since some people had returned home thinking the water had receded, we rushed to alert them that night so they could evacuate if necessary. In the villages, we had to contact the village heads and administrators. We also went around alerting people by boat. We also alerted people along the main road," a responsible person from the Fire Services Department replied. "Between the 6th and the 9th, the river water rose by about 2.5 feet. On the night of the 9th, the sheet pile, about 30 feet long, which was blocking the breach, tilted and the water overflowed. The elders are planning what measures to take next," replied a person on duty at the dike breach site. "On the main road in Hlay-myar town, the water had receded in the previous days. Now the water has risen again. The areas in front of the camp and the court still have residual water from the previous days. Now it is deeper. There are places where the water overflows with strong currents. It is difficult for cars to pass, so it is not easy to get support in wards 4 and 5. Since the water sources have not yet been found, we are focusing on providing clean drinking water. We are also providing assistance with the aim of helping with health. Along with Ko Bobo Win and the Mawlamyine team, we are producing clean drinking water with a mobile water purification plant and delivering it to homes in ward 5. As the water rises again, it may become difficult even for high vehicles to pass. The civil society organizations assisting in Hlay-myar have become quite few," replied a volunteer from the Hinthada District Network Social Assistance Association. It has been nearly a month and a half since the Hlay-myar Township experienced water-related disasters due to the dike breach.