News from MIMU

  • Mapping flood-affected villages in Tanintharyi Region
    Heavy rain from 26 September caused severe flooding and landslides in Launglon, Thayetchaung and Dawei townships, with casualties and missing people reported. MIMU has mapped flood-affected villages, villages also hit by landslides, and probable affe ...read more
  • New research: How buildings failed in the March 2025 earthquake
    A new open-access study examines why buildings in Mandalay and Sagaing failed during the March 2025 earthquake, combining field inspections with structural modelling of six damaged structures: four reinforced concrete buildings, a masonry building an ...read more
  • New research: Climate, floods and waterborne disease in Myanmar
    An open-access study examines waterborne diseases such as cholera and acute watery diarrhoea in Myanmar from 2021 to 2025. It combines health data with climate variables and a review of water and health policies. Cases peaked in the rainy season, and ...read more
  • Coming soon: MIMU HDP Nexus 5W products
    We’re currently processing data from the August 2026 round of the MIMU HDP Nexus 5W.Starting next week, contributing organisations can request access to the Excel file (excluding restricted data) for strictly internal use.Stay tuned for more products ...read more
  • New research: Liquefaction hazard in Yangon
    A new peer-reviewed study maps where in Yangon the soil is most likely to liquefy during strong earthquakes, using data from 154 boreholes. It also models conditions under the March 2025 Mw 7.7 earthquake. Low-lying, riverside and sandy areas show th ...read more
  • Myanmar-language explainer: What is El Niño?
    Seepuuyar has published a Myanmar-language translation of a United Nations University explainer on El Niño. It covers where the name comes from, how the phenomenon works, its effects on weather in different regions including Southeast Asia, and how c ...read more
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News from MIMU

  • Mapping flood-affected villages in Tanintharyi Region
    Heavy rain from 26 September caused severe flooding and landslides in Launglon, Thayetchaung and Dawei townships, with casualties and missing people reported. MIMU has mapped flood-affected villages, villages also hit by landslides, and probable affe ...read more
  • New research: How buildings failed in the March 2025 earthquake
    A new open-access study examines why buildings in Mandalay and Sagaing failed during the March 2025 earthquake, combining field inspections with structural modelling of six damaged structures: four reinforced concrete buildings, a masonry building an ...read more
  • New research: Climate, floods and waterborne disease in Myanmar
    An open-access study examines waterborne diseases such as cholera and acute watery diarrhoea in Myanmar from 2021 to 2025. It combines health data with climate variables and a review of water and health policies. Cases peaked in the rainy season, and ...read more
  • Coming soon: MIMU HDP Nexus 5W products
    We’re currently processing data from the August 2026 round of the MIMU HDP Nexus 5W.Starting next week, contributing organisations can request access to the Excel file (excluding restricted data) for strictly internal use.Stay tuned for more products ...read more
  • New research: Liquefaction hazard in Yangon
    A new peer-reviewed study maps where in Yangon the soil is most likely to liquefy during strong earthquakes, using data from 154 boreholes. It also models conditions under the March 2025 Mw 7.7 earthquake. Low-lying, riverside and sandy areas show th ...read more
  • Myanmar-language explainer: What is El Niño?
    Seepuuyar has published a Myanmar-language translation of a United Nations University explainer on El Niño. It covers where the name comes from, how the phenomenon works, its effects on weather in different regions including Southeast Asia, and how c ...read more

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