Heavy rains, floods in Myanmar

Heavy rains and flooding in Myanmar, intensified by Typhoon Yagi, have killed at least 33 people and forced thousands from their homes, the Myanmar Fire Services Department reported on Friday.

Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar waded or swam through chin-high waters, fleeing severe floods around the remote capital, Naypyidaw, as Vietnam began clearing up after Typhoon Yagi.

A swath of northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar have been battling floods and landslides in the wake of the storm, which dumped a deluge of rain when it first hit the region last weekend.

Myanmar’s national fire service on Friday confirmed the new death toll, while more than 2,30,000 people have been forced from their homes.