Water rises dangerously in flood-hit Myanmar's delta; U.S. to help

An aerial view of a part of Sittwe city at Sittwe, Rakhine state, Myanmar, August 5, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

YANGON/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Residents of Myanmar's low-lying delta region were bracing on Wednesday as flood waters from the north of the country began to flow into the area, pushing river levels dangerously high.

More than 250,000 people have been affected and 69 killed by flooding that was triggered last week by monsoon rains, the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement said.