Water in Vital Karenni Stream Unusable, Thousands Affected

Water levels in the Nan San Phoo stream in the western part of Demoso Township, Karenni State, have dropped and the water has turned brown, causing hardship for about 100,000 people that rely on it.

After the 28 March earthquake hit central Myanmar, the stream’s water level dropped by nearly four feet (1.2 metres) and the water became brown and muddy, according to U Zaw Min Htike, an official with Kyay Latt Myay, a local civil society organisation (CSO).