At least five people have been killed and over 95,000 people have been forced to flee their homes by widespread flooding in seven states and regions during the past week, the Disaster Management Department said.It said two people died in the floods in Magwe, and one each in Tanintharyi, Bago and Nay Pyi Taw.Sagaing and Ayeyarwady regions, and Mon and Kayin states were also hits by flooding, the department said.On Thursday, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visited Hpa-an township in Kayin to console evacuees, and on Saturday,Knut Ostby, United Nations resident coordinator in Myanmar, expressed great concern about the flooding and devastation of the country caused by heavy rain. "There have been 10 people killed by the floods," a Ministry of Social Welfare official told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding that the figure included three soldiers whose deaths were confirmed on Sunday. "There are more than 54,000 displaced people affected by the flooding around the country," a Ministry of Social Welfare official told AFP. Evacuation orders have been issued in several areas, while some 163 camps have been set up for displaced people in southern, eastern and central parts country

BAGO, Myanmar – Rising floodwaters have killed at least 5 people and forced tens of thousands from their homes across swathes of Myanmar, a government official told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Sunday, as heavy monsoon rains continue to batter the Mekong region. Many of those displaced have been relocated to temporary shelters, with both monasteries and cyclone shelters opening their doors to families, according to the National Disaster Management Committee (NDMC). The floods in Myanmar come as a particularly heavy monsoon continues to pummel the region, bringing downpours that contributed to the collapse of a dam last week in Laos, which left scores dead or missing.
11 people died and 54,000 others are displaced when floods hits Myanmar.