President Thein Sein spent about three hours in the area including a ceremony in which businessmen donated 40 million kyat (about US$ 50,000), rice, cooking oil, salt, medicine and household appliances.

Two helicopters carrying Thein Sein arrived in Hinthada at 8 a.m. along with his delegation which included the construction minister, education minister, social welfare, relief and resettlement minister, transportation minister, health minister, electric power minister and agriculture and irrigation minister.

Area dams are full, and the gates have been opened. Hinthada, with about 400 homes, was flooded on July 19. Homes in Myawaddy, Kanaungsu, Tarlay Myothit and Thonepinkwin quarters were severely affected by flooding.
 
Thein Sein visited flooded areas of Pegu on Tuesday.