Floodwaters have forced thousands from their homes in southeast Myanmar, local police said Friday, as authorities and volunteers scrambled to provide food and aid to the victims. Heavy monsoon rains have pounded Karen state, Mon state and Bago region in recent days and show no sign of abating, raising fears that the worst might be yet to come. Vast swathes of the surrounding land lay submerged while 11 temporary camps have been set up around the city. A social welfare ministry official previously said 16,000 people had been displaced across eight townships in Karen state. That year more than 100 people died in floods that also displaced hundreds of thousands across the country.

Source: The Guardian July 27, 2018 12:45 UTC