Myanmar floods kill two, displace tens of thousands | Bangkok Post: news - News Summed Up

Myanmar floods kill two, displace tens of thousands | Bangkok Post: news


A woman carries water bottles and foods distributed by an aid organization during a flood in Kyaikto township, Mon state, Myanmar on Saturday. (Reuters photo)YANGON -- Flooding across large parts of Myanmar has displaced more than 100,000 people, causing two deaths, while dramatic riverbank erosion has washed away a Buddhist pagoda, officials, residents and state media said on Monday. "We are prepared to support the flood-hit areas because flooding happens every year." A small dam also collapsed in the Bago region on Saturday, it said. Some riverside villages have been washed away entirely, he said.


Source: Bangkok Post July 24, 2017 09:11 UTC



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