Myanmar Monsoon

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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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  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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  At Least 22 Killed Due To Myanmar landslide, Many Feared Missing

  At least 22 people were killed when a landslide triggered by monsoon rains struck a village in eastern Myanmar, as emergency workers continued the search Saturday for scores more feared missing.

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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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  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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  Bodies Of 23 Myanmar Landslide Victims Found: Official

  The bodies of 23 victims of a landslide in Myanmar's northern jade mining area have been recovered, an official confirmed Monday, after a days-long search hampered by heavy monsoon rains.

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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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  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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  India May Grow Dal In Mozambique, Myanmar To Counter Shortage

  India is sending teams to Mozambique and Myanmar to explore the possibility of growing pulses or dal as it battles burgeoning demand and steep prices, food minister Ram Vilas Paswan has told NDTV.

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  Myanmar Braces for More Flooding as International aid Flows in

  International aid poured into Myanmar today following weeks of heavy monsoon flooding that aid agencies say is set to extend further across the low-lying southern delta region.

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  UN Warns Myanmar Flood Toll to Rise as Rains Lash Region

  The toll from flash floods and landslides in Myanmar caused by days of torrential rain is likely to rise, the UN warned Sunday, as monsoon downpours heaped misery on thousands across the region.

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  At Least 10 Dead in Myanmar Floods

  Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 10 people in Myanmar in the last 48 hours, state media and officials reported today.

• After cyclone Mahasen, Myanmar camps face monsoon threat

  Myanmar's victims of sectarian strife were spared the full force of Cyclone Mahasen, but many are now returning to flimsy tents in flood-prone camps with the monsoon just weeks away.

• Hydro power production down 3% due to delayed monsoon: NHPC chairman

  As the monsoon continues to worry the agriculture sector and so the policy makers, the biggest immediate concern is for the hydro power sector. Country’s flagship hydro power company NHPC said that because of the delayed and weak monsoon, the hydro power production in the country is down by about 5 per cent. Though there is no need to press the p...