2015 Myanmar floods

2015 Myanmar floods
Date16 July 2015 (2015-07-16)–August 2015
Location Myanmar
Deaths103[1][2]

Severe flooding in Myanmar began in July 2015 and continued into September, affecting 12 of the country's 14 states, resulting in about 103 deaths[3] and affecting up to 1,000,000 people.[4] Most of the casualties were reported from the Irrawaddy Delta. Torrential rains that began on 16 July destroyed farmland, roads, rail tracks, bridges and houses,[5] leading the government to declare a state of emergency on 30 July in the four worst-hit regions in the west—Magway Division, Sagaing Division, Chin State and Rakhine State.[6][7]

Myanmar's Ministry of Agriculture reported that more than 1.29 million acres of farm land have been inundated and 687,200 acres damaged. Moreover, 15,239 houses were destroyed, according to OCHA figures.[2]

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  4. ^ Singh, Angad (6 August 2015). "Flooding in Asia displaces millions; death toll rising rapidly". CNN.
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  6. ^ "Myanmar Declares Disaster Zones to Deal With Dire Flooding". ABC News. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Myanmar flooding leaves dozens dead". BBC News. 3 August 2015.