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Business News/ Photos / Myanmar hit by floods as incessant rains wreak havoc

Myanmar hit by floods as incessant rains wreak havoc

Death toll from flash floods and landslides rose to 46 in Myanmar on Monday, with some 200,000 affected and villagers in remote areas forced to use canoes and makeshift rafts to survive

Flood-affected residents use makeshift rafts to travel through floodwaters in Kalay, upper Myanmar’s Sagaing region on Monday. AFP

1/7Flood-affected residents use makeshift rafts to travel through floodwaters in Kalay, upper Myanmar’s Sagaing region on Monday. AFP

A submerged gas station in Kalay. Relentless monsoon rains have triggered flash floods and landslides, destroying thousands of houses, farmland, bridges and roads—with fast-flowing waters hampering relief efforts. AFP

2/7A submerged gas station in Kalay. Relentless monsoon rains have triggered flash floods and landslides, destroying thousands of houses, farmland, bridges and roads—with fast-flowing waters hampering relief efforts. AFP

A man uses a tree with his family as a temporary shelter in a flooded village in Kalay. With death toll in Myanmar reaching 46, the government has declared Sagaing, Magway, Rakhine and Chin States as disaster zones. Reuters

3/7A man uses a tree with his family as a temporary shelter in a flooded village in Kalay. With death toll in Myanmar reaching 46, the government has declared Sagaing, Magway, Rakhine and Chin States as disaster zones. Reuters

Residents ride a sampan over floodwaters in Bago region, north of Yangon. Incessant monsoonal downpours have brought misery to thousands across the region, that already has a weak infrastructure. AFP

4/7Residents ride a sampan over floodwaters in Bago region, north of Yangon. Incessant monsoonal downpours have brought misery to thousands across the region, that already has a weak infrastructure. AFP

Dogs stuck on the roof of a nearly-submerged house. AFP

5/7Dogs stuck on the roof of a nearly-submerged house. AFP

Residents use a makeshift raft to traverse flood waters. AFP

6/7Residents use a makeshift raft to traverse flood waters. AFP

A resident and his dog make their way through floodwater. AFP

7/7A resident and his dog make their way through floodwater. AFP

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