A flood victim stands in front of a house damaged by rampaging flood waters from Swar Chaung Dam in Swar township in Bago region on August 30, 2018.
Swar Chaung dam’s spillway structure, which regulates the release of water from the levee, broke due to heavy seasonal rainfall in Bago region on August 29, inundating about 100 villages and blocking the country’s biggest highway, a government official said. / AFP PHOTO / Ye Aung THU
Myanmar soldiers use a boat to help residents cross a flooded area in Swar town of Bago region on August 30, 2018.
A large-scale rescue effort marches on into a second day to reach thousands of people stranded in their homes in Central Myanmar after a dam swollen by monsoon rain left the region inundated. / AFP PHOTO / Ye Aung THU
A resident walk in a village submerged by flood waters from Swar Chaung Dam in Swar township in Bago region on August 30, 2018.
Swar Chaung dam’s spillway structure, which regulates the release of water from the levee, broke due to heavy seasonal rainfall in Bago region on August 29, inundating about 100 villages and blocking the country’s biggest highway, a government official said. / AFP PHOTO / Ye Aung THU
Myanmar soldiers use a boat to help residents cross a flooded area in Swar town of Bago region on August 30, 2018. A large-scale rescue effort marches on into a second day to reach thousands of people stranded in their homes in Central Myanmar after a dam swollen by monsoon rain left the region inundated.
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