Myanmar ’s military-run government has issued a rare appeal for foreign aid after it was hit by Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, causing severe flooding and displacing thousands of people amid a crippling economic crisis.

Myanmar’s junta has made a rare request for foreign aid as the country battles devastation in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, which has so far killed 74 people, with 89 reported missing. Around 65,000 homes,

Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have already endured three years of war.Floods and landslides have killed almost 300 people in Myanmar,