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Heavy rains trigger flooding in Myanmar border town

Scientists say the usual downpours and flooding during Myanmar’s rainy season will grow worse due to man-made climate change

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Days of rain have lashed the Myanmar town of Tachileik, eastern Shan State and triggered flooding that has knocked out power and telephone lines, a resident and local media said on Tuesday, with more rain forecast.

AFP images from the town which sits on the border with Thailand showed people riding motorcycles through streets under red-brown waters and residents trying to bail out flooded shops and houses.

“Many people are stuck and my friends are stuck at their offices and cannot leave,” Tachileik resident Phoo Phoo, 26, told AFP by phone.

Telephone and electricity lines in the town, home to at least 60,000 people were down, she said.

“Some houses are already under water. Ground floors and motorcycles are submerged too.”

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