Khin Nyo San dashes from her tent to a nearby shack in the desperate hope that a visitor from Rangoon might have news of her missing child.
Eleven people have been killed and three more are missing in Taiwan as Tropical Storm Kalmaegi brought strong winds and heavy downpours, rescuers say.
As climate change and global warming result in an increase in natural disasters, more must be done to limit the loss of lives, the government says.
The death toll from last month’s massive earthquake in south-west China is likely to exceed 80 000, state media reported on Tuesday.
More than 84 000 people died in last month’s deadly cyclone, while nearly 54 000 are still missing, a Burma official said on Tuesday.
Informal settlements worst hit by coastal downpour