The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has reached 268, with 88 people still missing, the junta has said, as state media reported the first arrival of foreign aid. Yagi swept across northern Vietnam,

The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has reached 293, with 89 people missing, the junta said on Thursday, as state media reported the first arrival of foreign aid.The previous death toll reported by the junta was 268 people dead and 88 missing.

LOIKAW, Karenni State—War-weary Myanmar villagers salvaged crops from flooded fields Tuesday as the country’s death toll in the wake of Typhoon Yagi doubled to 226 and the UN warned as many as 630,000 people could need assistance.