{"id":10167,"date":"2026-09-28T21:57:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=10167"},"modified":"2026-09-28T21:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:27:29","slug":"flood-disaster-strikes-launglon-and-thayetchaung-in-tanintharyi-region-following-bangkok-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2026\/09\/flood-disaster-strikes-launglon-and-thayetchaung-in-tanintharyi-region-following-bangkok-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood Disaster Strikes Launglon and Thayetchaung in Tanintharyi Region Following Bangkok Flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 Scenes from<\/em> September 27<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

(MoeMaKa), September 28, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flood Disaster Strikes Launglon and Thayetchaung in Tanintharyi Region Following Bangkok Flooding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After nearly two days of nonstop heavy rain in Bangkok, Thailand, reports began emerging throughout September 26 of similarly extraordinary rainfall in Myanmar\u2019s Tanintharyi Region. Days of intense rain have caused severe flooding and landslides in Launglon and Thayetchaung townships. In some villages, hillsides have collapsed onto homes, resulting in fatalities among residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The storm system and rain clouds that caused flooding in Bangkok moved northwestward, crossed the Thai-Myanmar border, and passed through the Dawei area in northern Tanintharyi Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanintharyi is normally one of Myanmar\u2019s rainiest coastal regions, so heavy rainfall and prolonged rainy periods are not unusual. However, residents have reportedly not experienced rainfall of this intensity and duration associated with a low-pressure system in recent memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After several days of relentless heavy rain, unprecedented flooding and landslides began affecting villages in Launglon and Thayetchaung townships, both in Dawei District. Although the region has experienced torrential rain, floods, and landslides during cyclones in the past, flooding of this magnitude associated with a low-pressure system is less commonly experienced in Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Myanmar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These weather events may also be connected to the Super El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon developing from the middle of 2026 into early next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bangkok has not experienced rainfall this intense and widespread urban flooding on such a scale for decades. Likewise, flooding and landslides of the magnitude now being reported in Myanmar\u2019s Tanintharyi Region are relatively rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launglon town and at least 20 villages across Launglon Township have been flooded. In some of those villages, landslides have occurred, while floodwater and mud have inundated and damaged homes. These incidents began early on the morning of September 26 and continued throughout the day. Heavy rain had begun on September 25, and flooding and landslides started roughly 24 hours later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports emerging late on September 26 also indicated that numerous villages in Thayetchaung Township, Dawei District, had been flooded, with cattle and buffalo reportedly swept away and killed by floodwaters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launglon Township extends south and southwest from the western side of Dawei in the form of a long peninsula. Many of its villages are situated between mountainous terrain and the coastline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within less than 24 hours of the onset of the flooding and landslides, reports indicated that at least five people had died, while others remained missing. Landslides have also blocked sections of the main road running north-south through Launglon Township, preventing vehicles from passing and creating serious obstacles for emergency rescue teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to reports available so far, volunteer rescue groups from Dawei and Launglon have been carrying out emergency relief operations. Meanwhile, the military government\u2019s information department has reported only that Light Infantry Battalion 406 assisted more than 8,400 flood victims from four wards of Launglon town in taking temporary shelter at Pantawwa Monastery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The military authorities\u2019 report also stated that \u201csome villagers have relocated from their homes on their own arrangements and are staying together in houses that are safe from flooding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villages throughout Launglon Township, including areas close to the town itself, are places where People\u2019s Defence Forces (PDFs) have maintained a strong presence. The military government\u2019s reporting has provided little specific information about conditions in these villages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launglon and Thayetchaung townships in Dawei District are among the areas where armed resistance groups are particularly active. During the past four or five years, much of the fighting in Tanintharyi Region has occurred in townships including Launglon, Thayetchaung, Palaw, and Yebyu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As these areas\u2014where resistance to the military authorities has been strong\u2014face severe flooding and landslides, there are concerns that substantial rescue and relief operations are not being conducted because of security considerations. As of September 26, there had been no reports of military-government rescue teams being dispatched to the southern villages of Launglon Township, which were among the areas hardest hit by the floods and landslides that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Dawei-area resident wrote on social media that when a major fire broke out in his village, residents telephoned the Dawei Fire Services Department for assistance but were told that firefighters could not travel to the village because of security concerns. Because Launglon and Thayetchaung are conflict areas, this has led to speculation that military authorities may have restricted government rescue operations in such areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A similar situation was reported in early August, when the Mu River basin in upper Sagaing Region flooded, inundating villages and farmland. At the time, the military government was also reported to have provided little visible rescue or relief assistance. There are now concerns that the disaster in Tanintharyi Region could receive similarly limited official assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Critics argue that withholding or limiting disaster relief in areas where armed resistance movements operate effectively punishes civilians living in those communities. From this perspective, humanitarian and disaster assistance\u2014which would ordinarily be expected of a government\u2014is being treated as a political or military instrument, while responsibility for assisting affected communities is effectively left to resistance organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The military authorities describe themselves as the government of Myanmar. However, if they fail to provide rescue and humanitarian assistance when natural disasters strike conflict-affected regions, critics may interpret this as an attempt to weaken local support for resistance forces. Under this interpretation, withholding assistance during the immediate disaster and subsequent recovery period could leave communities with fewer resources to support resistance organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seen in this context, it would be reasonable to question whether the military authorities are deliberately standing aside in the hope that the hardship caused by natural disasters will reduce local communities\u2019 capacity to support armed resistance groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 Scenes from September 27 (MoeMaKa), September 28, 2026 Flood Disaster Strikes Launglon and Thayetchaung in Tanintharyi Region Following Bangkok Flooding After nearly two days of nonstop heavy rain in Bangkok, Thailand, reports began emerging throughout September…<\/p>\n

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