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Floods displace 400 residents in southern Shan State

Aid groups in southern Shan State told DVB that at least 400 residents across two wards of Nyaungshwe Township have fled their homes after flood waters rose to two feet (0.6 metres) since June 12. Residents said that they have yet to receive assistance from regime authorities. Nyaungshwe is located 18 miles (29 km) southwest of the Shan State capital Taunggyi. 

“One-third of the town is flooded,” an aid worker told DVB on condition of anonymity, adding that residents have taken shelter temporarily in monasteries and pagoda compounds. The rain stopped over the weekend, but residents said they expect the flooding to persist for at least three more days as the nine lakes surrounding Nyaungshwe have overflowed.