Unicef has recorded damage to more than 850 schools and 550 health facilities – About 2 million children mainly in Vietnam do not have access to education
Typhoon Yagi and its deadly aftermath have affected nearly six million children in south-east Asia, Unicef warned today, expressing concern about its impact on already vulnerable communities.
“The immediate priority should be to restore the basic services on which children and their families depend, notably drinking water, education and health services,” said June Kunugi, UNICEF regional director for East Asia. and the Pacific.
“The increase in extreme weather events in Southeast Asia, exacerbated by climate change, reminds us that when disaster strikes, it is often vulnerable children who pay the greatest price,” he added.
Typhoon Yagi, the strongest to hit the region in decades, and the widespread flooding and landslides it caused have killed more than 500 people in Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand and Laos.
Unicef has documented damage to more than 850 schools and 550 health facilities, mostly in Vietnam. The UN agency emphasized, however, that the recording has not been completed.
About two million children in Vietnam they currently lack access to education, psychological support and school meal programs, Unicef noted.
In Myanmar, the devastation caused by Yagi added to the multiple crises facing the country, which has been plunged into chaos since a 2021 coup with fighting raging in many areas.
Source :Skai
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