Flooding hits eastern Myanmar's Shan state after river overflows


People walking through flood waters on a street in Tachileik in Myanmar's eastern Shan state on Sept 10, 2024. - AFP

YANGON: (Bernama-Xinhua) A severe flooding hit Tachileik town in Shan state as the Mae Sai Creek surpassed its danger mark and overflowed into the town on Tuesday (Sept 10), reported Xinhua, citing the state-run daily The Mirror on Wednesday (Sept 11).

The flood has affected 3,838 people across eight wards of the town, prompting an accelerated rescue operation, the report said.

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