Myanmar: Myanmar Dam Breach Floods 85 Villages, Thousands Driven from Homes

Aug 29, 2018 | Shoon Naing and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters
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As many as 85 villages were flooded in Myanmar after a dam failed, unleashing waters that blocked a major highway and forced more than 63,000 people from their homes, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday. As many as 85 villages were flooded in Myanmar after a dam failed, unleashing waters that blocked a major highway and forced more than 63,000 people from their homes, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday.