Myanmar hit with deadly floods

KYAUKTAW, July 11: Rescuers in Myanmar warned of rising water levels on Saturday as deadly floods swept across the country's western Rakhine and Chin states.

At least three people have been killed in the deluge, according to the latest toll released Thursday by the humanitarian services of the Arakan Army, an ethnic minority rebel group controlling the affected territory.

"Our concern is what happens if the water levels rise any further, especially when it comes to evacuating the elderly, the sick, pregnant people and those living in low-lying areas," local rescuer Bo Aung Thein told AFP in She Ta Lay village in Kyauktaw Township.

Gripped by civil war since a military coup in 2021, Myanmar has faced a litany of transport and communication difficulties, and more than a third of the population suffers from food insecurity, according to the United Nations.�" AFP