BAGO (AFP) – Floods sparked by record October rain hit parts of southern Myanmar yesterday, inundating roads and fields and sending residents fleeing for higher ground. On Sunday, authorities reported that 200 milimetres of rain had fallen in the previous 24 hours in Bago region northeast of commercial hub Yangon – a record for October. […]
Bago township, one of the worst-affected areas in the country, saw a record level of rainfall in nearly 60 years Sunday. The region received 7.87 inches of rain, according to Myanmar s Meteorological
BAGO, Myanmar: Floods brought by record October rains hit parts of southern Myanmar on Monday, inundating roads and fields and sending residents fleeing for higher ground.