Monsoon rains submerge villages, fields in Myanmar
- WETLET, Myanmar: Severe monsoon flooding has swamped villages and paddy fields in central Myanmar, forcing people out of their homes including those already displaced by war, an AFP reporter and the UN said.
- "The suffering we are facing, I can't even put into words how painful it is," said Cho Myint, a 53-year-old villager from Wetlet township in the central Sagaing region.
- Standing by an upturned boat, she told AFP on Friday (Aug 14) that her family had been forced to flee rising floodwaters and was "left with nothing".
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- WETLET, Myanmar: Severe monsoon flooding has swamped villages and paddy fields in central Myanmar, forcing people out of their homes including those already displaced by war, an AFP reporter and the UN said.
- "The suffering we are facing, I can't even put into words how painful it is," said Cho Myint, a 53-year-old villager from Wetlet township in the central Sagaing region.
- Standing by an upturned boat, she told AFP on Friday (Aug 14) that her family had been forced to flee rising floodwaters and was "left with nothing".
Sources: CNA