Residents said that since August 7th, the collapse of the Kawkareit-Myawaddy mountain road occurred, the Myawaddy-Rangoon bus fare has more than doubled. Due to the difficulty of the road, large passenger express vehicles are no longer able to run, so they have to run with small vehicles, which is why such high prices are happening. Previously, the fare between Myawady and Yangon was 25,000 kyats.
Currently, the fare for small cars has increased from 60,000 kyats to 7,000,000 kyats. On the morning of August 7th, New Asia Road, Natsin curve, near Taw Naw waterfall the road was collapsed. It is said that the military council is planning to build a bailey iron bridge over the damaged part of the Asian road after knowing that the trade route cannot be used due to the collapse of the road near Taw Naw Waterfall. As for the military council, it is reported that trade is allowed from other border trade stations so that there is no delay in trade.
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