Heavy rainfall has caused serious flooding in Kyauktaw Township villages on the road between Kyauktaw Town and Mrauk-U Town in neighbouring Mrauk-U Township in Arakan (Rakhine) State.

On 2 June 2025, the Kyauktaw Township villages of Thayattapin, Saparsate, Ywarmapyin, Kyauktalone, and Nyaungchaun on the road from Kyauktaw Town to Mrauk-U, the ancient capital of the Arakan Kingdom, were flooded.

A Kyauktaw Township resident said: “All the roads in the villages are flooded, while some areas have water up to waist level. Cars and motorbikes can't be used at all right now, and even some of the markets are submerged.”

Residents of flood-affected areas have had to relocate to higher ground and are having difficulty accessing food and cooking materials.

Heavy rain started in Arakan State on 26 May and it has continued since, leading to flash floods caused by rain run-off from hills and flooding in coastal areas caused by rising sea levels.

The junta’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology has issued a warning that strong monsoon winds over the Bay of Bengal, adjacent to Arakan State, could bring heavy rainfall to Arakan State and neighbouring regions in the coming days.

In 2024, heavy rain led to flooding in the Arakan State townships of Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, and Ponnagyun that impacted tens of thousands of people.