YANGON: A total of 46 fishermen who were adrift at sea in Paung and Chaungzon townships in Mon State were rescued, according to local reports.
Hundreds of fishermen who were fishing in the sea near Ama Village in Pyapon Township, Ayeyawady Region were swept away by the storm in the past few days.
Then, on the night of Sept 24, five of the fishing bamboo rafts, locally known as a “tiger raft”, drifted ashore near Alap Village in Paung Township, Mon State and ran aground, according to a resident of Alap.
He continued, “A total of 15 fishermen on the tiger rafts were rescued. They are being cared for in the village.”
Fishermen from Pyapon, Einme, and Yekyi townships in Ayeyawady Region were adrift at sea near Alap Village in Paung Township, Mon State.
A fisherman who was adrift with a tiger raft said that hundreds of tiger rafts were washed ashore due to the storm, and some were stranded on the beach in Chaungson.
He continued, “We have been floating in the sea for about eight days and we are stranded at the shore in Alap Village. There must be many other fishermen who are still floating in the sea.”
Similarly, fishermen have also been stranded on the western shores of Chaungson Township (Bilu Island) in Mon State, with tiger rafts floating in the sea. According to locals, they have been rescued and handed over to the relevant authorities.
On the evening of Sept 24, a local said that 31 fishermen were reported to have been washed ashore near the villages of Taw Pon, Zee Kone, Khrai Hnee, Se Bala, Kalui, and Kama Kay in Chaungson Township (Bilu Island).
He continued, “A total of 31 people were washed ashore on Bilu Island, including 17 from Ayeyawady Region and 14 from Yangon Region. Of these, two fishermen have been taken to Chaungson and Mawlamyine hospitals.”
The local also said that the remaining fishermen have been provided with medical care by the relevant authorities.
According to the rescued fishermen, many fishermen who were fishing on tiger rafts in the sea due to the storm are still missing. - Eleven Media/ANN
