Floods, Hunger and Disease Pile on Myanmar’s Civil War Misery By Guy Dinmore, and a reporter in Yangon Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Floods, Hunger and Disease Pile on Myanmar’s Civil War Misery By Guy Dinmore, and a reporter in Yangon https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/09/floods-hunger-and-disease-pile-on-myanmars-civil-war-misery/ YANGON, Myanmar, Sep 23 2026 (IPS) - Isolated and at constant war with itself, Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis is deepening as global challenges far exceed the capacity to respond of a military regime increasingly focused on its own survival. The climate crisis, soaring commodity prices triggered by wars in Europe and the Middle East, plus worldwide cuts in donor aid are all hitting Myanmar hard. The regime’s inability to govern a fragmented and restive country with nearly four million internally displaced people has been exposed to the full since it seized power over five years ago. Widespread floods caused by heavy monsoon rains since July have affected over 470,000 people, according to an assessment by the World Health Organization. Cases of malaria and dengue have been increasing, as well as outbreaks of cholera. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -