Myanmar: Election Takes a Back Seat as Flood-Hit Magwe’s Farmers Struggle to Rebuild

Sep 23, 2015 | Nay Aung, Myanmar Times
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For the tens of thousands of farmers in Magwe Region still reeling from last month’s floods, the November election may not register as high-priority. With upwards of 100,000 displaced and having lost their livelihoods, the immediate need to rebuild means the election is the last thing on many people’s minds.