YANGON, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- About 4,950 people from 1,123 households in five townships in southern Shan state, Myanmar, have been evacuated because of flooding, according to the local fire services department on Friday.
Flooding was caused by prolonged heavy rainfall that began on Tuesday in several townships in southern Shan state, it said.
As of Friday morning, rescue teams from the department were continuing evacuation operations, pumping water from flooded roads and cleaning affected areas where floodwaters had receded, it said. ■
