In the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, the region's death toll has surged past 500 as floods and landslides hit Myanmar.

Floods and landslides in Myanmar caused by Typhoon Yagi and monsoon rains have killed at least 226, state media say

The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has reached 293, with 89 people missing, the junta said on Thursday, as state media reported the first arrival

The storm has killed more than 500 people in northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.

Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar waded or swam through chin-high waters, fleeing severe floods around remote capital Naypyidaw on Friday, as Vietnam began clearing up after Typhoon Yagi.A swathe of northern Vietnam,