The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Super Typhoon Yagi has soared to 74, state media reported on Sunday. As of Friday evening, the floods had "resulted in 74 deaths and 89 people missing" in Myanmar,

In the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, the region's death toll has surged past 500 as floods and landslides hit Myanmar.

State-television in Myanmar says the death toll in the military-run country from flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi has reached at least 74.

Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing. The new figures push the total number of dead in Southeast Asia from the storm past 500.