Myanmar: Torrential rain hits Hinthada
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarSalai Han Thar San New Delhi (Mizzima) – Heavy rain in Hinthada Township in Irrawaddy Region for two straight days has inundated many neighborhoods causing heavy...
View ArticleMyanmar: Seven townships in Arakan State flooded by record heavy rain
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarFriday, 22 July 2011 18:38 Kyaw Kha Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Because of record-breaking rainfall in seven townships in Arakan State, farms are flooded, roads are...
View ArticleMyanmar: Heavy flooding in Bago and Karen states reported
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarTuesday, 26 July 2011 12:48 Kyaw Kha Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – New areas in Rakhine and Karen states and Bago are flooded now as unseasonably heavy rains have passed...
View ArticleMyanmar: President Thein Sein visits flood areas
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarChaing Mai (Mizzima) – The Burmese president toured Hinthada in Irrawaddy Region on Wednesday, an area hit by heavy flooding during the past week.President Thein...
View ArticleMyanmar: Floods Hit Mon State
Source: The IrrawaddyCountry: MyanmarBy LAWI WENGAt least 2,000 homes, three primary schools and two marketplaces in Ye Township in Burma's Mon State have been inundated after three days of floods....
View ArticleThailand: Floods in northern Thailand hit Burmese refugee camps
Source: The IrrawaddyCountry: Myanmar, ThailandBy SAI ZOM HSENG and SAW YAN NAINGMAE HONG SON, Northern Thailand—Flooding in Mae Hong Son Province of northern Thailand hit Burmese refugees camps,...
View ArticleMyanmar: Flooding Hits Pegu Region Once Again
Source: The IrrawaddyCountry: MyanmarBy The IRRAWADDY Heavy rain and flooding has badly hit Pegu City and surrounding townships within Pegu Region, forcing schools to close and blocking highway routes...
View ArticleMyanmar: Worse flooding in more than 30 years hits Pegu
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarWednesday, 10 August 2011 22:12 Zwe Khant New Delhi (Mizzima) – Because of four days of incessant rain in Pegu, thousands of flood victims have been displaced,...
View ArticleMyanmar: Widespread flooding hits Mandalay quarters
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarChiang Mai (Mizzima) – Heavy rain on Monday evening and night in Mandalay has caused ditches and streams to overflow flooding some Quarters of Mandalay, said...
View ArticleMyanmar: Flooding hits Tachilek; border market closed
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarAye LeaChiang Mai (Mizzima) – The Mae Sai stream has overflowed its banks flooding Mae Sai and Tachilek on the northern Thai-Burmese border, closing a market and two...
View ArticleMyanmar: Mandalay flood victims taking refuge wherever they can find it
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarNew Delhi (Mizzima) – After heavy flooding in Mandalay for more than a week, hundreds of flood victims are now living in monasteries and temporary camps and...
View ArticleMyanmar: Natmauk Dam collapses flooding two villages; no one injured
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarNew Delhi (Mizzima) – About 300 homes were flooded when the Kandaw Dam near Natmauk, Magwe Region, collapsed on Tuesday, spilling water into two villages and...
View ArticleMyanmar: Up to 9,000 people affected by flooding in Taungoo
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarNew Delhi (Mizzima) – A devastating third flood has hit Taungoo township of Burma over the last week, forcing more than 9,000 flood victims to seek refuge in nearby...
View ArticleMyanmar: Karennis Call for Cancellation of Hydropower Dams
Source: The IrrawaddyCountry: MyanmarBy KO HTWE Tuesday, October 4, 2011Encouraged by President Thein Sein’s recent announcement of the suspension of the Myitsone Dam in Burma's northern Kachin State,...
View ArticleMyanmar: Flooding hits at least 15 villages in Natmauk
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarChiang Mai (Mizzima) – After two days of heavy rain and the opening of local irrigation dams, at least 15 villages in Natmauk Township in Magway Region have been...
View ArticleMyanmar: Burmese rice production to fall due to untimely rain
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarChiang Mai (Mizzima) – Heavy rain has damaged rice production in four Burmese states and regions including major rice production centers. Rice production this year...
View ArticleMyanmar: NLD stretched thin: relying on local offices to aid flood victims
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarTuesday, 11 October 2011 22:02 Kyaw Kha Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) party says that financial constraints have...
View ArticleThailand: Burmese Migrants Fend for Themselves as Flooding Continues
Source: The IrrawaddyCountry: Myanmar, ThailandAs floods continue to wreak havoc throughout much of central Thailand, Burmese migrants living in the country have been left largely to fend for...
View ArticleMyanmar: Burmese government to buy rice at ‘fair price’
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarThursday, 17 November 2011 14:49 Te Te New Delhi (Mizzima) – Due to a price drop for brown rice, the Burmese government will buy brown rice at a “fair price” and...
View ArticleThailand: Lessons to be learned from SE Asia floods
Source: The GuardianCountry: Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet NamSevere flooding has caused serious damage across south-east Asia, affecting around 9 million people. Thailand has been...
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