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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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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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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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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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Sleepless And Swamped in Myanmar's Floods
Every night Aung Myo Tun climbs onto the raised platform where he sleeps with his wife, six children and mother-in-law, listening in growing panic to the sound of water lapping around his house in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta.
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Myanmar Flood Death Toll Tops 100, One Million Affected
The death toll from severe flooding across Myanmar has topped 100, state media reported today, with nearly one million people affected as fears intensify for the country's crucial rice bowl region.
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Myanmar Flood Death Toll Climbs to 88
The death toll from severe flooding across Myanmar has risen to 88, officials said today, as rising waters swallowed more homes in low-lying regions in some of the poorest parts of the country.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Expresses Grief Over Myanmar Floods
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed grief and solidarity with flood-ravaged Myanmar.
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US to Provide Aid to Flood-Affected Myanmar: Secretary of State John Kerry
The United States will announce an aid package for Myanmar to help the Southeast Asian country provide relief for the hundreds of thousands of people affected by floods, Secretary of State John Kerry said today.
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Rescuers in Myanmar Struggle to Reach Flood-Hit Areas, Toll Seen Rising
A death toll of 27 from flooding across Myanmar was expected to rise as rescue workers struggled on today to reach some of the hardest-hit and most remote inundated areas, officials said.
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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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Severe Flooding Hampers Rescue Efforts in Myanmar, At Least 27 Dead
Severe flooding across Myanmar hampered rescue efforts on Saturday as thousands sheltered at monasteries after rising waters triggered by torrential rains killed at least 27 people, officials said.
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Severe Flooding Hampers Rescue Efforts in Myanmar, At Least 27 Dead
Severe flooding across Myanmar hampered rescue efforts on Saturday as thousands sheltered at monasteries after rising waters triggered by torrential rains killed at least 27 people, officials said.
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Myanmar Flood Toll Rises as More Torrential Rain Forecast
Major floods have killed at least 27 people across Myanmar and inundated the homes and fields of tens of thousands more, a disaster relief official said today, warning of further heavy rains.
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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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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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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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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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Sleepless And Swamped in Myanmar's Floods
Every night Aung Myo Tun climbs onto the raised platform where he sleeps with his wife, six children and mother-in-law, listening in growing panic to the sound of water lapping around his house in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta.
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Myanmar Flood Death Toll Tops 100, One Million Affected
The death toll from severe flooding across Myanmar has topped 100, state media reported today, with nearly one million people affected as fears intensify for the country's crucial rice bowl region.
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Myanmar Flood Death Toll Climbs to 88
The death toll from severe flooding across Myanmar has risen to 88, officials said today, as rising waters swallowed more homes in low-lying regions in some of the poorest parts of the country.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Expresses Grief Over Myanmar Floods
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed grief and solidarity with flood-ravaged Myanmar.
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US to Provide Aid to Flood-Affected Myanmar: Secretary of State John Kerry
The United States will announce an aid package for Myanmar to help the Southeast Asian country provide relief for the hundreds of thousands of people affected by floods, Secretary of State John Kerry said today.
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Rescuers in Myanmar Struggle to Reach Flood-Hit Areas, Toll Seen Rising
A death toll of 27 from flooding across Myanmar was expected to rise as rescue workers struggled on today to reach some of the hardest-hit and most remote inundated areas, officials said.
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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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Severe Flooding Hampers Rescue Efforts in Myanmar, At Least 27 Dead
Severe flooding across Myanmar hampered rescue efforts on Saturday as thousands sheltered at monasteries after rising waters triggered by torrential rains killed at least 27 people, officials said.
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Severe Flooding Hampers Rescue Efforts in Myanmar, At Least 27 Dead
Severe flooding across Myanmar hampered rescue efforts on Saturday as thousands sheltered at monasteries after rising waters triggered by torrential rains killed at least 27 people, officials said.
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Myanmar Flood Toll Rises as More Torrential Rain Forecast
Major floods have killed at least 27 people across Myanmar and inundated the homes and fields of tens of thousands more, a disaster relief official said today, warning of further heavy rains.
