YANGON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Thousands of people were evacuated as continuous heavy rain and swollen rivers caused floodings in several townships in southern Myanmar, local authorities said on Saturday.
In Mon State’s Belin township, some 6,298 people have been evacuated to 25 shelters, Aung Myat Kyaw Sein, spokesperson of the Mon State government, told Xinhua on Saturday.
The flood victims in Belin townshi