Flooding displaces thousands in Myanmar

By Shoon Naing
Updated July 15 2019 - 5:28pm, first published 5:24pm
Flooding after monsoonal rains in Myanmar has forced thousands of people from their homes.
Flooding after monsoonal rains in Myanmar has forced thousands of people from their homes.

Days of heavy monsoon rain and dangerously high river levels in Myanmar have forced more than 18,000 people from their homes and flooded at least one camp for people displaced by recent fighting, authorities say.

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