Nearly 5,000 flee Floods in Myanmar’s Shan state
Desperate villagers wade through high flood waters in Pyinmana in Myanmar's Naypyidaw region.
Around 4,950 people from 1,123 households in five townships in southern Shan state of Myanmar have been evacuated following flooding, the local fire services department said on Friday.
The flooding was triggered by prolonged heavy rainfall that began on Tuesday across several townships in the region, according to the department.
As of Friday morning, rescue teams were continuing evacuation operations, pumping water from inundated roads and cleaning affected areas where floodwaters had receded, it added.