Rescuers struggle to reach stranded in Myanmar dam flooding

BAGO, MYANMAR - Rescuers in boats negotiated muddy waters on Thursday (Aug 30) to reach thousands stranded in central Myanmar after a dam overflowed, sending a torrent of water across farmland and villages.

No casualties have yet been reported but state media said more than 63,000 people in Bago region were affected after the Swar Chaung dam overflowed early Wednesday morning.

The dam's spillway, a structure that controls the release of more than 20,000 cubic metres of water held in Swar Chaung's levee, was broken by seasonal rainfall.



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