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Southern Myanmar Floods and Landslides Kill Eight, 30 Feared Missing
Rescue workers said up to 30 people were missing as floodwaters and landslides cut off villages and forced hundreds into monastery shelters.
- Since Friday night, torrential rains have inundated Myanmar's southernmost Tanintharyi region, triggering landslides and severe flooding that displaced hundreds of residents to monastery shelters across multiple townships.
- The intense weather system also impacted neighboring Thailand, where Bangkok declared a flood disaster over the weekend after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left homes and roads waterlogged.
- In Launglon township, rescue teams report at least eight deaths and up to 30 people missing after a landslide on Sunday buried 18 buildings, yet rescuers struggle to manage the entire disaster area.
- Authorities report 24,089 people affected by flash floods in Dawei, prompting the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement to allocate over 30 million Myanmar kyat for emergency food supplies to displaced residents.
- Myanmar, a nation of 51 million people, ranks among the 10 nations most vulnerable to climate change, while ongoing civil conflict complicates humanitarian efforts to reach residents trapped in disaster zones.
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The southern part of the country is hit by deadly landslides in remote and hard-to-reach areas as a result of the armed conflict in Burma At least eight people died and up to
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Heavy rains from a low-pressure system have caused flooding and landslides in more than 60 villages in the Tanintharyi region of southern Myanmar. At least 13 people have been reported dead and more than 30 are missing.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right6Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Right
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- 67% of the sources lean Right
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