Floods displace 14,000

Navigating the aftermath: Local residents making their way through a flooded street after heavy rains in the Bago township in Myanmar. ­— AFP

RESIDENTS of Myanmar’s flood-hit Bago city salvaged food and belongings from their waterlogged homes after record rainfall triggered floods that authorities said have displaced 14,000 people.

The rainy season typically brings months of heavy downpours to the Southeast Asian country, but scientists say man-made climate change is making weather patterns more intense.