"Mon State was the worst hit area in the country, said an official from the Department of Disaster Management. The massive landslide that struck Thaphyu Kone village in Paung township in Mon killed at least 73 people and injured 48. Some 4000 villagers near the site of the disaster were evacuated to safer ground and emergency teams have recovered 69 bodies, the official added. The department provided rice and other relief items to the families of the victims. The landslide is said to have been the worst natural disaster in recent memory in Mon. Due to the heavy rainfall, widespread flooding and landslides, the department has provided relief items and humanitarian assistance toatalling about K404.6 million and received about K105.7 million in donations for the victims around the country. The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) has had a flood warning in effect since July 10 for people living near the Ayeyarwady, Bilin, Laymyo, and Chindwin rivers. The monsoon this year has brought torrential rainfall in parts of the country since late June..."