YANGON (Xinhua): Nearly 2,000 households in northern Myanmar's Kachin State have been evacuated as Ayeyarwady River overflowed above danger mark due to heavy rains, according to the Kachin state government on Monday.
There have been no reported fatalities and rescue operations are ongoing, a member from the Kachin state government told Xinhua.
The affected residents have been moved to temporary shelters in 30 schools, churches and monasteries across the region, he said.
According to local media reports, due to heavy rains, more than 1,000 people are trapped in Myitkyina and Waingmaw townships.
According to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology on Monday, the Ayeyarwady River overflowed by about five feet above the danger mark in Myitkyina Township.
The river is expected to rise by another two feet in the next two days and remains above the Myitkyina Township's danger mark. - Xinhua
