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UNICEF says six million children in Southeast Asia affected by Typhoon Yagi

Vast tracts of land in Myanmar have been submerged by floods [Sai Aung Main/AFP]

Massive floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have left nearly six million children across Southeast Asia struggling to access clean water, food, and shelter, according to the United Nations children’s agency.

The most powerful storm to hit the region this year, Yagi struck the Philippines in early September before wreaking havoc across Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.

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