Myanmar: Severe Floods Force Evacuations in Rakhine

Jun 29, 2015 | Aye Sapay Phyu, Myanmar Times
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Rescue workers in Rakhine State fear villagers may have died in severe flooding over the past few days, as five townships reported heavy rains. U Maung Maung Khin, head of the disaster management division of the Myanmar Red Cross Society, said yesterday that people had been forced to evacuate their homes in Ann, Buthidaung, Maungdaw, Thandwe and Tounggup townships in the northern part of the state.