Over ten thousands acres of fish and shrimp farms are still under water in Burma
Yangon august 26
Over ten thousands acres of fish and shrimp farms are still under water in Burma, Yangon ,Irrawaddy and Pegu division area which is situated lower part of Burma,many of fish and shrimp farms were flooded that area, said U Htay myint (yuzana) chairman of the Myanmar fishery federation(MFF) .

“ It is more than 10 thousands acres of fish and shrimp farms which was destroyed”. He said at the MFF formal meeting at Yangon.

There is not detail information for that damage but the latest report from fresh Myanmar shrimps farm association confirmed that 6440 acres of shrimp farms are already destroyed by river water.

" three islands that has a lot of fish and shrimp farms near the Nyaung done is still under water ,we asked for aid to government but we suffered up till now" said 300 acres fish farms owner who was doing business in that area.

The water level has still 3 feet above the fish farms, so what we are thinking is to give up for this business, he added.

It has been started at 2004 monsoon season but it happened again the region .Flood waters are slowly receding as the low pressure system that overwhelmed the region moves to the Irrawaddy river.