"“Besides the 16 confirmed killed, another 28 students were injured and are being treated in hospital,” Deputy Minister of Education U Win Maw Tun told journalists after the session of the Pyiduangsu Hluttaw (Assembly of the Union) in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday. Also on Tuesday, Mon State Chief Minister U Aye Zan said that the number of victims recovered so far had climbed to 72. Addressing the floods that have stricken Mon State over the last week, U Win Maw Tun said the director general of the Basic Education Department had met with Mon State, township, and district officials to assist schools hit by flooding. He also said that the families of the students killed and injured in the landslide were given K300,000 each in financial assistance. Mon, Kayin State, and Taninthayi Region have been hit by flooding in recent weeks and relief centres have been set up at schools, while others have been temporarily closed due to the floods. The deputy minister also said the representatives in the Assembly expressed their sympathies for the victims of severe flooding in Mon, Kayin, and Tanintharyi, adding that the government will contribute financial aid to the victims..."