Myanmar: Five additional bodies of pilgrims found, total death toll from rising tides to at least 20 in tragic pagoda drowning


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YANGON, Nov. 22 (Eleven Media Group/ANN): The death toll after the rising tides at the festival of Kyaikne Yele Pagoda in Mon State has risen to at least 20 as an additional five corpses of pilgrims were recovered, as of 4pm on November 22nd.

Local residents say that the corpses of 1 man and 4 women were recovered on November 22nd.

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