Authorities announced on Sunday that 200mm of rainfall had fallen in the Bago region, north of Yangon, a business hub, over the past 24 hours, setting an October record.
Rain continued to fall heavily into Monday evening.
Chit Nyunt, 69, who was wading down the street while carrying an umbrella and a pair of shoes, said,” I didn’t believe this level of water here.”
” This is unlike anything I’ve ever seen.”
14, 000 people had been relocated throughout the Bago region, north of Yangon, a major commercial hub, according to state broadcaster MRTV.
According to the state-backed Global New Light of Myanmar, nearly 5,600 persons were being housed in local government momentary pleasure centers.
Three of Myanmar’s four telecom providers were not operating in the area, and the public hospital in Bago had lower floors that had been flooded, according to a local.
Nine states and provinces in Myanmar, including Rakhine, Kachin, Karen, Mon, and Chin, have been impacted by the flood, which started in July.
The coup, which overthrew the government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021, and military parties opposed to its overthrow are embroiled in a bloody civil war in Myanmar.