Thousands Evacuated As Floods Hit S. Myanmar
YANGON, Aug 6 (NNN-MNA) – Thousands of people were evacuated, as continuous heavy rain and swollen rivers caused floodings in several townships in southern Myanmar, local authorities said, yesterday.
In Mon State’s Belin township, some 6,298 people have been evacuated to 25 shelters, Aung Myat Kyaw Sein, spokesperson of the Mon State government, told media yesterday.
The flood victims in Belin township included 2,978 males and 3,320 females from 1,305 households from five wards and some villages in the township, he said.
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