Three children die from drowning in Mawlamyine flood
July 21, 2023
HURFOM: On July 19, 2023, Mawlamyine, the capital of Mon State, flooded due to continuous and heavy rain. Three children drowned in the flood, according to a Mawlamyine rescue team.
The deceased victims were a one-and-half-year-old girl from Thiri Mingalar #17 Street and two 13-year-old boys from Thiri Myine #8 Street.
“The one-and-half-year-old girl lived with her grandma. (On that day) she was missing and found drowned in the house compound,” said a Mawlamyine resident.
Heavy rains fell continuously on July 18th and 19th flooding most of the wards in Mawlamyine, forcing residents to evacuate.
At least seven wards were flooded and some residents were stuck in their houses.
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