Rescuers in Myanmar struggle to reach flood-hit areas, toll seen rising

Men wade along a flooded street at Kalay township at Sagaing division, August 2, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - A death toll of 27 from flooding across Myanmar was expected to rise as rescue workers struggled on Monday to reach some of the hardest-hit and most remote inundated areas, officials said.

More than 150,000 people have been affected by severe flooding after weeks of torrential monsoon rains caused rivers to over run banks and triggered landslides, the government said.