Thai border community donates aid worth 750 million Kyat to Burma’s flood victims

Thai people from Thailand’s border province of Tak, have donated aid worth 750 million kyat in relief items through the Mae Sot-Myawaddy border crossing in Karen State for the people affected by the severe flooding throughout Burma.

Mr Sumchai Katiyasanti, governor of Tak province, said all districts in Tak have contributed to the aid effort.

“People from all the nine districts in Tak are helping our Burmese friends affected by the flood. We feel sorry for those severely impacted by the floods in Myanmar. This is the reason why we are donating relief materials.”

The relief materials food, medicine and clothing worth around 2.5 million baht was donated on August 5 and Thai donors said they would continue donating.

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