Flood displaces 150,000 in Myanmar; Fears grow

    Gulf News: Fears that embankments could burst under fresh rains mounted in flooded southeastern Myanmar, where some 150,000  people have been forced from their homes and a dozen people killed.A vast area of farmland across four provinces lies under muddy water with rescue teams trying to reach villages by boat to provide food to those who are unable or refuse to leave their homes.Above the town of Madauk in Bago region, floodwaters are only inches from the top of vulnerable embankments that are so far holding fast, but locals are afraid that fresh monsoon rains could spell disaster.

     

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