Marooned: A resident looking out from his home as floodwaters submerge Ye township in Mon State. — AFP
Mawlamyinep: Myanmar troops have been deployed to flood-hit parts of the country to help with relief efforts after rising waters left thousands stranded and the death toll from a landslide jumped to 51.
Every year monsoon rains hammer Myanmar and other countries across South-East Asia, submerging homes, displacing residents and triggering landslides.
But this year’s deluge has tested the government’s ability to respond after a fatal landslide on Friday in southeastern Mon State was followed by heavy flooding that reached the roofs of houses and the tops of street signs in nearby towns.
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