In Monywa, although the current is just two inches above danger level, it is expected to rise, while levels in towns upstream should fall, the Met Office predicted.
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Food, water, shelter needed for Arakan flood evacuees
The main townships affected are reported to be Minbya, Ponnagyun, Mrauk-U, Pauktaw and Kyauktaw.
1,000 stranded as Kazu River overflows in Arakan
Commuters are unable to drive their vehicles either forward or backward due to floodwaters. Ten buses are among those stranded.
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.”
Landslide cuts highway in Arakan
The Rangoon-Sittwe highway was cut by a landslide in Arakan State’s Ann Township, blocking hundreds of cars and trucks from passing on the important commercial thoroughfare.