Emergency declared in Myanmar due to floods that have left at least 27 dead

Myanmar has been blasted by heavy rain and landslides for weeks and the wind and rain from Cyclone Komen have added to the damages. Death has been reported of at least 27 persons. The director of disaster management with Myanmar's Red Cross feels that the country was facing "a big disaster" because of more rain over the coming weeks. The Red Cross was trying to assess the extent of damage to refugee camps in Rakhine.
This has been reported in bbc.com dated 1 August 2015.

Myanmar's president Thein Sein has declared a state of emergency in four regions namely Chin, Magwe, Sagaing and Rakhine after the heavy floods. The states of Chin and Rakhine are believed to be the worst affected.
Thousands of people have gone for shelter in monasteries, but it seems people from the Rohingya Muslim minority were turned away from some shelters in abandoned schools and community centers in the western Rakhine state.
As per information with the United Nations says 140,000 people in Rakhine are putting up in camps near Sittwe, the capital of the region - most of them are Rohingya Muslims.
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