Myanmar floods

22:36, August 30, 2018

A flood-damaged road is seen in Swar town of Bago region on Thursday. A massive 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. Photo: AFP

 

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  Typhoon Maria makes landfall in east China's Fujian

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