May 19, 2026
YANGON – In Myawaddy, where people suffer from flooding every rainy season, a drama rehearsal was held on the morning of May 18 at the football field in Ward No. (1) of Myawaddy to prepare for preventive and rescue operations in the event of a natural disaster.
The prevention and response rescue and relief work drama practice session was attended by U Khin Maung Chin, Member of Parliament for the People’s Republic of China, U Kaung San Lin, Myawaddy District Administrator, U Zaw Maw Aung, Township Administrator, U Zaw Maw Aung, Myawaddy Front Commander, Major Ye Lin Htay, Myawaddy District Police Commander, Lt. Col. Moe Kyaw Hein, Deputy Director of Municipal Development, U Kyaw Kyaw Oo, Myawaddy District Commander of the Disaster Management Department, U Nyan Myint, Border Guard Force (BGF) Disciplinary Office led by Major Saw Sang, departmental staff, and Myawaddy-based humanitarian organizations.
Myawaddy District, Disaster Management Department, Deputy Director Nyan Myint said, “Today’s ceremony on May 18 is to organize people and equipment for emergency response to natural disasters. Another is to conduct a drama exercise to conduct rescue operations in case of a natural disaster. After 2023, floods have become more frequent in Myawaddy District. In 2025, there were two floods. There are 11 rescue camps in Myawaddy for the people to stay safe during floods. Religious buildings that can accommodate 4,650 people have been prepared. Ward, township, district and Karen State governments, and the district disaster management team are also supervising and implementing them.”
U Kyaw Kyaw Oo, Deputy Director of Myawaddy District Development, explained the procedures for providing support and health care to flood-affected people who have arrived at the relief camps.
Then, department heads and attendees watched a role-playing exercise on how to rescue people who were drowning and injured in a flood-hit river, perform emergency CBR, and transport them to the hospital.
In the event of flooding due to the rising water levels in the riverbeds due to the heavy rains, five (5) rescue teams will be set up to carry out rescue operations, and eleven (11) relief camps will be opened for flood-affected people, providing them with necessary assistance such as food and health care.