NAY PYI TAW, 12 August 2015 – In response to the flood situation in Myanmar, the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) deployed a team of experts to Nay Pyi Taw last week to support Myanmar's emergency operations centre. AHA Centre also deployed the ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment Team (ASEAN-ERAT) with trained personnel from ASEAN countries to support the flood relief efforts. ASEAN's emergency relief items were handed over to the Government of Myanmar on 9 August for further distribution to the affected communities.