Mason Dies After Collapsing at Work in Mawlamyine, Bringing Heat-Related Deaths to Six

After a mason collapses and dies at a worksite in Mawlamyine, heat-related deaths rise to six

October 20

A male mason collapsed and died at a construction site in Tharyar Aye Ward, Mawlamyine, Mon State, local residents told the city desk.

The incident occurred in the afternoon of October 19 at a construction site in Tharyar Aye Ward, and it is understood that he collapsed and lost consciousness while going to fetch water when a water delivery truck arrived, and later died.

"The man was about to turn 30. I don't know if it was a blood pressure spike when he stood up from sitting. He collapsed while fetching water because the truck came to deliver it — he hadn't even carried a water bottle yet," a local resident said.

After the incident, rescue teams arrived, but it is understood that he lost his life, and the body of the deceased mason was transported by the Kyan Mar Khar Thar social rescue team to the morgue of Mawlamyine General Hospital, it is understood.

Also, at around 11 a.m. on October 7, a 28-year-old woman collapsed and lost consciousness while riding a motorcycle near a restaurant on Airport Road in Thaton, and died.

Due to the El Niño phenomenon, heat intensity is severe in Mon State, and deaths have risen to six within October alone, according to charitable social assistance groups.

Similarly, at around 11 a.m. on October 12, a 60-year-old man collapsed from dizziness while walking at the corner of Sule Pagoda Road and Anawrahta Road in Kyauktada Township, Yangon, and died on the spot.

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