Asean has provided humanitarian assistance - valued at US$12,800 - in shelter and repair kits to support communities affected by Typhoon Yagi and severe flooding across Laos, the Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) said.

State media in Myanmar reported that floods and landslides triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing

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.