Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have already endured three years of war.

Myanmar ’s military-run government has issued a rare appeal for foreign aid after it was hit by Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, causing severe flooding and displacing thousands of people amid a crippling economic crisis.

Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request on Sept. 14 for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have endured three years of war.