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India Sends Relief Supplies To Typhoon-Hit Myanmar, Laos And Vietnam
India on Sunday sent urgent relief materials to Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam under an operation christened 'Sadbhav' to assist them in dealing with the impact of a major typhoon.
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Nearly 250,000 Displaced In Myanmar After Typhoon Yagi Floods: Report
Floods in Myanmar sparked by Typhoon Yagi have displaced more than 235,000 people and killed at least 33, the junta said on Friday.
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In Pics: 48,000 Evacuated In Myanmar Floods Are Waiting To Return Home
A baby slept peacefully under a mosquito net oblivious to hundreds of evacuated flood victims lined up for food at a monastery in Myanmar on Saturday, all waiting for water levels to recede before they can return home.
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Five Dead, Over 40,000 Evacuated As Monsoon Floods Hit Myanmar
Floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains have killed five people and forced the evacuation of around 40,000 others in Myanmar, officials said Friday.
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Cyclone Mocha Floods Myanmar Port City, Spares Major Refugee Camps
Some 400,000 people were evacuated in Myanmar and Bangladesh ahead of Cyclone Mocha making landfall, as authorities and aid agencies scrambled to avert heavy casualties from one of the strongest storms to hit the region in recent years.
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Bangladesh Evacuates 10,000 Rohingya After Landslides, Floods
Bangladesh has evacuated 10,000 Rohingya from around refugee camps on the Myanmar border after monsoon landslides and flash floods killed at least 14 people, officials said Wednesday.
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Mizoram Bans Chinese Bikes Allegedly Used To Bring Narcotics From Myanmar
A sleek and spacious motorcycle made by the Chinese firm Kenbo may look odd in the rest of the country, but not in Mizoram, where the market has been flooded by Chinese contraband smuggled from Myanmar.
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600 Killed, 25 Million Affected By Floods In South Asia: United Nations
At least 600 people have been killed and over 25 million others affected by flooding due to the torrential monsoon rains in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Myanmar, the UN has said.
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Rescuers Struggle To Reach Thousands Stranded In Myanmar Dam Flooding
Rescuers in boats negotiated muddy waters on Thursday to reach thousands stranded in central Myanmar after a dam overflowed, sending a torrent of water across farmland and villages.
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Myanmar Dam Overflow Displaces Thousands
A major effort was under way to reach thousands of people trapped in their homes after a dam swollen by monsoon rain overflowed early Wednesday in central Myanmar, officials said.
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Bangladesh In Talks With United Nations About Relocating Over 150,000 Rohingya
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled to camps in Bangladesh from Myanmar must be relocated to avoid floods and other dangers from the monsoon, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
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In Goodwill Gesture, Indian Army Reaches Out To Flood-Hit Myanmar Children
Guwahati: As monsoon rains trigger floods and landslides in Arunachal Pradesh, the Indo-Myanmar border villages are affected the most. Due to inaccessibility to neighborhood, villagers are unable to access essential goods. With schools shutting down, children, especially, face the brunt as they do not get stationery items, the Myanmar Army highligh...
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Myanmar Monsoon Floods Kill 8, Disrupt Lives Of 400,000
Floods caused by monsoon rains have killed at least eight people and disrupted the lives of 400,000 across Myanmar, the government said, a year since the worst floods in decades left thousands homeless and inundated vast tracts of farmland.
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Traditional Tattoos In Myanmar Are All The Rage
Myanmar's emergence from decades of cloistered junta rule has seen a cascade of foreign products flood the country in recent years. But it has also allowed for the revival of ancient fashions, like tattoos.
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Myanmar May Postpone Landmark November Poll Due to Floods
Myanmar's election commission held a meeting on Tuesday with major political parties to discuss the postponement of a historic election set for Nov.8 due to flooding, a government official and a politician present at the meeting told Reuters.
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India Sends Relief Supplies To Typhoon-Hit Myanmar, Laos And Vietnam
India on Sunday sent urgent relief materials to Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam under an operation christened 'Sadbhav' to assist them in dealing with the impact of a major typhoon.
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Nearly 250,000 Displaced In Myanmar After Typhoon Yagi Floods: Report
Floods in Myanmar sparked by Typhoon Yagi have displaced more than 235,000 people and killed at least 33, the junta said on Friday.
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In Pics: 48,000 Evacuated In Myanmar Floods Are Waiting To Return Home
A baby slept peacefully under a mosquito net oblivious to hundreds of evacuated flood victims lined up for food at a monastery in Myanmar on Saturday, all waiting for water levels to recede before they can return home.
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Five Dead, Over 40,000 Evacuated As Monsoon Floods Hit Myanmar
Floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains have killed five people and forced the evacuation of around 40,000 others in Myanmar, officials said Friday.
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Cyclone Mocha Floods Myanmar Port City, Spares Major Refugee Camps
Some 400,000 people were evacuated in Myanmar and Bangladesh ahead of Cyclone Mocha making landfall, as authorities and aid agencies scrambled to avert heavy casualties from one of the strongest storms to hit the region in recent years.
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Bangladesh Evacuates 10,000 Rohingya After Landslides, Floods
Bangladesh has evacuated 10,000 Rohingya from around refugee camps on the Myanmar border after monsoon landslides and flash floods killed at least 14 people, officials said Wednesday.
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Mizoram Bans Chinese Bikes Allegedly Used To Bring Narcotics From Myanmar
A sleek and spacious motorcycle made by the Chinese firm Kenbo may look odd in the rest of the country, but not in Mizoram, where the market has been flooded by Chinese contraband smuggled from Myanmar.
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600 Killed, 25 Million Affected By Floods In South Asia: United Nations
At least 600 people have been killed and over 25 million others affected by flooding due to the torrential monsoon rains in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Myanmar, the UN has said.
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Rescuers Struggle To Reach Thousands Stranded In Myanmar Dam Flooding
Rescuers in boats negotiated muddy waters on Thursday to reach thousands stranded in central Myanmar after a dam overflowed, sending a torrent of water across farmland and villages.
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Myanmar Dam Overflow Displaces Thousands
A major effort was under way to reach thousands of people trapped in their homes after a dam swollen by monsoon rain overflowed early Wednesday in central Myanmar, officials said.
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Bangladesh In Talks With United Nations About Relocating Over 150,000 Rohingya
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled to camps in Bangladesh from Myanmar must be relocated to avoid floods and other dangers from the monsoon, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
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In Goodwill Gesture, Indian Army Reaches Out To Flood-Hit Myanmar Children
Guwahati: As monsoon rains trigger floods and landslides in Arunachal Pradesh, the Indo-Myanmar border villages are affected the most. Due to inaccessibility to neighborhood, villagers are unable to access essential goods. With schools shutting down, children, especially, face the brunt as they do not get stationery items, the Myanmar Army highligh...
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Myanmar Monsoon Floods Kill 8, Disrupt Lives Of 400,000
Floods caused by monsoon rains have killed at least eight people and disrupted the lives of 400,000 across Myanmar, the government said, a year since the worst floods in decades left thousands homeless and inundated vast tracts of farmland.
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Traditional Tattoos In Myanmar Are All The Rage
Myanmar's emergence from decades of cloistered junta rule has seen a cascade of foreign products flood the country in recent years. But it has also allowed for the revival of ancient fashions, like tattoos.
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Myanmar May Postpone Landmark November Poll Due to Floods
Myanmar's election commission held a meeting on Tuesday with major political parties to discuss the postponement of a historic election set for Nov.8 due to flooding, a government official and a politician present at the meeting told Reuters.
