Myanmar: Chin State Faces Looming Food Shortage after Flood Crisis

Oct 26, 2015 | Yen Snaing, The Irrawaddy
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Three months after the nationwide flood disaster, civil society groups say that government has vastly underestimated the damage toll in Chin State, where locals are facing a looming food shortage. While emergency relief has found its way into many affected Chin State communities, local aid workers say that damage to food storage infrastructure and disruption to slash-and-burn rice cultivation is likely to pose a significant threat to food security in the next 6-12 months.