Floods surge in Kayah State
Heavy rain in Kayah State has caused widespread flooding and left a path of devastation for residents. Yesterday dozens of wards in the in the capital of Kayah State, Loikaw, experienced widespread[…]
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Floods hit Mon State
More than 5800 people have been evacuated in Mon State following heavy rainfall and flooding yesterday.
Floods leave a path of destruction across Burma
Flash flooding continues to wreak havoc across Burma this week claiming three lives and leaving a path of destruction. Three people have been killed in the floods in Magwe Division,[…]
Floods, landslides hit western Chin State
Several days of constant rains have caused rivers to burst their banks in western Chin State, with the townships of Falam and Kalay particularly affected.
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Mandalay, Pakokku hit by floods; Irrawaddy River exceeds danger level
Flooding has driven thousands of people from their homes in Mandalay Division as seasonal monsoon rains wreak havoc on the region.
2 killed, 100,000 displaced by floods in Burma
Water levels have risen steadily since unrelenting monsoon rain began in early July, driving some people to higher land or seek shelter in Buddhist monasteries, says official.
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Floods leave delta island inhabitants stranded
Residents of Sankin Island in the Irrawaddy delta say there is no relief in sight as flooding in the area continues three weeks after it began.
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Floods continue to wreak havoc in delta region
This year’s flooding has complicated Burma’s efforts to recover from the devastating inundation that hit much of the country last year.
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Red Cross calls for donations as floods continue
The Myanmar Red Cross Society is calling for more help to deal with the aftermath of flooding across the country, as the number of those affected rises to 420,000.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story Natural Disasters News
100 families displaced by floods in Hmawbi
Although local authorities are managing assistance to the flood victims, they will soon have shortages of food and water.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story Natural Disasters News
45,000 affected by floods in Irrawaddy delta
“It would be nice if the government could provide some assistance, such as rice and clean water to drink,” said a local farmer.
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More than 170,000 affected by floods
More than 39,000 households in five states and divisions across Burma have been displaced by flooding so far this year, according to the Relief and Resettlement Department.
1,000 people evacuated in Latpadaung due to floods
DVB spoke to one resident who put the blame for the floods squarely on the Wanbao copper mine, saying it affects the free flow of the Chindwin River.
Monsoon flash floods blanket NW Arakan
Celebrated Burmese meteorologist Tun Lwin has predicted that floods will soon blanket all of western Arakan State, as well as the Chin, Sagaing and Kachin regions.
Lead Story Natural Disasters News Pegu Division
Pegu farmlands destroyed by floods
“Farmlands located in the east and west of Zigon were destroyed. The floodwater is yet to subside, and the river is still swelling.”
Lead Story Natural Disasters News Sagaing
2 killed as flash floods hit Sagaing
Two people were reportedly killed when flash floods hit the village of Myelin in the Sagaing Division town of Pinlebu on Thursday.
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Months after floods, Magwe communities struggle to recover
It has been eight months since floods wreaked havoc across Burma, but in Magwe Division many farmers are struggling to get back on their feet.
One dead, several injured as mine accident floods village
A child was killed and more injured when the embankment of a tailing pond at a tin mine collapsed, triggering a landslide in the Dawei area of southern Burma.
Kachin Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Glacial floods threaten Myitkyina: expert
Celebrated Burmese weather expert Tun Lwin warns that the Kachin capital could be hit by flooding and landslides caused by melting Himalayan glaciers.
Floods cause clean water shortages across Burma
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Floods cause clean water shortages across Burma
Officials and aid workers warn that hundreds of communities face an acute shortage of clean water after floods contaminated ponds and wells.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story Natural Disasters News Rangoon
7 die in Irrawaddy delta floods
Seven people have died in Irrawaddy Division in the past two days, where high floodwaters and dangerous conditions have prompted warnings from local officials.
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One million affected by floods
Some one million people in Burma have been affected by recent floods, which cost the lives of nearly a hundred people, according to the government’s Relief and Resettlement Department (RRD).
2015 Elections Lead Story Natural Disasters News Politics
Candidate list deadline extended due to floods
The last date for Burma’s political parties to submit their candidate lists for the November general election has been extended to 14 August.
Aid Chin Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Food shortages in Chin State following floods, landslides
Chin political parties urge President Thein Sein to order airlifts of emergency food aid to affected areas.
Aid Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News
18 dead in Arakan floods, food aid shipped in by helicopter
Most of the casualties in Arakan were the result of boats capsizing or sinking on rivers. Some 130 rescue camps have been set up across the state.
Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News Sagaing
45 dead as floods wreak havoc in Burma
Burma’s President Thein Sein has travelled to areas devastated by floods after a state of emergency was declared.
Aid Kachin Lead Story News Refugees
Floods, mud, govt preventing aid to Kachin IDPs, says church
Hundreds of refugees in northern Kachin State are not receiving humanitarian aid, according to the Kachin Baptist Council (KBC).
Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Five confirmed dead, homes destroyed in Arakan floods
At least five people have been killed as homes and bridges are washed away in the Arakan State town of Ann following fresh floods over the weekend.
Environment Lead Story News Rangoon
Floods hit Burma as monsoon rolls in
From Sandoway on the western coast to Tavoy in the south, several towns and cities areas are pelted by torrents of rain, resulting in floods.
