Residents flee rising floodwaters in Myanmar - in pictures

Fears worsen that embankments in flooded southeastern Myanmar could burst under more rainfall

Residents make their way in floodwaters in Shwegyin, Bago region, Fears that embankments could burst under fresh rains mounted on August 1 in flooded southeastern Myanmar, where more than 130,000 people have been forced from their homes and a dozen people killed. AFP PHOTO / Ye Aung THU

A resident collects food aid at a temporary evacuation center in Hpa-An Township, Kayin State, Myanmar. At least 12 people have died and over 148,000 have been displaced by severe floods in several areas across Myanmar, according the Government's Department of Disaster Management. Heavy monsoon rains in the country have seen many regional rivers and water ways hit their highest water level in more than 50 years. EPA / LYNN BO BO

Residents gather to collect food aid at a temporary evacuation center in Hpa-An Township, Kayin State, Myanmar. EPA / LYNN BO BO

epa06923061 Residents take shelter at a temporary evacuation center in Hpa-An Township, Kayin State, Myanmar, 02 August 2018. At least 12 people have died and over 148,000 have been displaced by severe floods in several areas across Myanmar, according the Government's Department of Disaster Management. Heavy monsoon rains in the country have seen many regional rivers and water ways hit their highest water level in more than 50 years. EPA/LYNN BO BO

A child sits on the ground at a temporary evacuation center in Hpa-An Township, Kayin State, Myanmar. EPA / LYNN BO BO

A child eats lunch as she takes shelter at a temporary evacuation center in Hpa-An Township, Kayin State, Myanmar. EPA / LYNN BO BO

A old woman sits among piled up belongings of residents taking shelter inside a pagoda which is turned into a temporary evacuation center at Hpa-An Township in Kayin State, Myanmar. EPA / LYNN BO BO

Volunteers load water bottles onto a boat as they prepare food aid to deliver at a flooded area near the flooded Salween River in the Hpa-An township, Kayin State, Myanmar. EPA / LYNN BO BO

A elderly feeds a child as residents take shelter inside a pagoda which is turned into a temporary evacuation center at Hpa-An Township in Kayin State, Myanmar. EPA / LYNN BO BO

Volunteers carry relief goods to residents displaced from floods sheltering in a monastery compound in Madauk town, Bago region, on August 2, 2018. Fears that embankments could burst under fresh rains mounted in flooded southeastern Myanmar, where some 150,000 people have been forced from their homes and a dozen people killed. / AFP PHOTO / YE AUNG THU

Volunteers carry relief goods to residents displaced from floods sheltering in a monastery compound in Madauk town, Bago region, on August 2, 2018. Fears that embankments could burst under fresh rains mounted in flooded southeastern Myanmar, where some 150,000 people have been forced from their homes and a dozen people killed. / AFP PHOTO / YE AUNG THU

A young woman carries provisions as she wades through a flooded street in Shwegyin, Bago region, on August 2, 2018. Fears that embankments could burst under fresh rains mounted in flooded southeastern Myanmar, where some 150,000 people have been forced from their homes and a dozen people killed. / AFP PHOTO / YE AUNG THU

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