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.
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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.
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.”
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.
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.