YANGON: The toll from flash floods and landslides in Myanmar after days of torrential rain is likely to rise, the UN warned as monsoon downpours brought misery to thousands across the region.
At least 27 people have been killed and more than 150,000 affected by flooding in Myanmar in recent days, with the government declaring the four worst hit areas in central and western Myanmar as “national disaster-affected regions”.
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