Widespread flooding displaces a large number of people in southern Myanmar


Mawlamyine Railway Station has cancelled train schedules between Yangon and Mawlamyine as the railway tracks are flooded at Bago Railway Station. - Eleven Media/ANN

BAGO, Myanmar: Widespread flooding has hit southern Myanmar, displacing tens of thousands of people and submerging infrastructure facilities.

The water levels of rivers in 13 towns across the four regions and states of Ayeyarwady, Bago, Mon, and Kayin have already surpassed their warning marks on Monday, the national weather agency reported.

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