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Severe flooding drowns 1,000 homes in Hlegu
About 1,000 homes have been inundated in Hlegu, Rangoon Division, after heavy rains flooded the Ngamoeyeik creek and the Pegu River.
Heavy rain, flooding predicted for coastal areas
Many areas in lower Burma, including Rangoon, will experience heavy rains and flooding in the week ahead due to the seasonal monsoon, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
Farmers protest flooding caused by fishery dam
More than 100 farmers in Irrawaddy division say they will take legal action against a local fishery company, claiming the firm's operations cause extensive flooding to their farmland.
Flooding inundates villages in central Burma
Several villages in central Burma’s Pegu division were inundated this week with water from local reservoirs after several days of heavy raining.
Kale suffers worst flooding in 20 years
More than 2,000 residents of Kale in Sagaing division have been evacuated as houses are swept away by the current.
Burma counts cost of drought and flooding
Farmland was severely affected by floodwaters in Karen, Mon, Arakan and Shan states, and Pegu, Rangoon and Irrawaddy divisions. Meanwhile, in central Burma’s Sagaing, Mandalay and Magwe divisions a complete lack of rain killed crops.
