Water Rises Dangerously in Flood-Hit Myanmar’s Delta; U.S. to Help
Residents of Myanmar’s low-lying delta region were bracing on Wednesday as flood waters from the north of the country began to flow into the area, pushing river levels dangerously high.
More than 250,000 people have been affected and 69 killed by flooding that was triggered last week by monsoon rains, the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement said.
The Myanma Ahlin newspaper, which carried the ministry’s statement, also reported that water had risen above spillways at 40 dams across the country.
The government issued a flood warning for people living in the Ayeyarwady delta in Myanmar’s southwest.
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