Oct 20, 2008 (DVB), Farmers in Kyauktaga township, Bago division, have complained that local authorities' plans to build an embankment across Ye Nwe creek could cause flooding on farmlands. A…
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Floods subside in parts of Bago
Aug 20, 2008 (DVB), Bago residents said the water level of the Bago river, which had risen due to heavy rains and flooded parts of the town, has begun to…
Floods in Bago threaten towns
Aug 12, 2008 (DVB), The water level of the Bago river is predicted to reach the emergency level of 910cm within the next two days due to ongoing heavy rains,…
Burst embankment floods 30,000 acres of farmland
Jul 11, 2008 (DVB), A burst embankment caused by heavy rain in Bago's Nyaung Lay Pin township has flooded nearly 30,000 acres of farmland south of the Sittaung river, local…
Moegok landslide kills 11
Jun 16, 2008 (DVB), Eleven people, including two children, were killed and several houses destroyed in a landslide in Mandalay division’s Moegok township last Wednesday, according to local residents. A…
Dam leak destroys farmland
Dec 10, 2007 (DVB), An inundation of water destroyed crops and farmlands in east Bago after a lake owner dug a hole in a river dam, according to a local…