Search for missing after deadly Myanmar landslide

Description: 

"A landslide has buried more than a dozen village houses in southeastern Myanmar, killing at least 10 people, injuring nearly 30, and leaving several residents missing. Rescuers on Saturday used backhoes and bulldozers to clear the mud and debris from the village in Paung township. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that monsoon flooding had displaced more than 7,000 people this week in Mon state. Apart from the landslide in Paung, houses and a school in other townships were washed away, roads blocked and villages submerged. Nearly 12,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar this week alone, bringing the total number of those in evacuation centers to more than 38,000, the UN said..."

Source/publisher: 

"AP Archive"

Date of Publication: 

2019-08-14

Date of entry: 

2019-08-15

Grouping: 

  • Individual Documents

Category: 

Countries: 

Myanmar

Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar: 

Mon State

Language: 

Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)

Resource Type: 

video (1:15 minutes)