Residents evacuated from many villages as Lemro river continues to inflate
As the water level of Lemro river continues to rise,the residents of villages between Mrauk-U and Minbya townships have beenevacuated.
Villages like Poe Phyu Kyun, Sin Baw Kaing, Nyaung PinHla, Zedi Kone, Mya Kyun, Sin Oe Gyi, Ywar Ma Ni and Shwe Tun Phyu underMrauk-U and Gwa Sone, Pwe Ya Kan Seik, Shwe Kyan and Pyin Yaung under Minbya were affected. So most of the villagers have been shifted tohighland areas and monasteries by the night hours of Friday.
A woman from Zedi Kone village was shifted to MaungThar Kone village and put her in a village monastery. She revealed thatthe water level was rising and hence they decided to move out of theirplaces.
“We don't have any boat ready for us. If the waterrises more it will create serious problems.
So we decided to come out. The entire village is nowevacuating,” she added.
The river water level has risen to about nine feet inthe lowland and six feet in the highland areas.
A resident of Gwa Sone village said that everyvillager shifted to the monastery for shelter.
Since the third week of July, relentless rains hitArakan State and the Lemro river water inundated a large area since 1 August.
Taungup, Gwa and Thandwe townships are alsoexperiencing the flood since 25 July.
Arakan peasant union estimated that the flood waterdevastated a large cropland area in the affected townships.
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