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The official death toll from floods wreaking havoc across Myanmar has passed 100, state media reported Monday, as residents in low-lying regions were warned to brace for more floods and rivers swelled to risky levels. Volunteers on small boats were ferrying noodles, rice and...

The Australian government says it will continue to work closely with the Myanmar government and partners to ensure that our humanitarian assistance is meeting the needs of the most affected communities.

Heavy rains forecast for the next few days could worsen already dire flooding in large parts of Myanmar.

In a message broadcast on radio early Thursday, President Thein Sein said areas near the Irrawaddy were at risk as the river rises “above danger level”.

The death toll jumped from around 120 on Monday, after the discovery of more bodies in West Bengal and the western state of Gujarat where water levels have receded, allowing families to return home. Numerous deaths were due to drowning, collapsed masonry, lightning strikes and...

Heavy monsoon rains have affected more than 210,000 people in 12 out of Myanmar’s 14 states and regions since June.

The BBC said that a cyclone struck the state of West Bengal, killing 48 people in flood-related incidents, with over 200,000 people have moved to relief camps.

Today, rescuers resumed their search for villagers after downpours caused a landslide in remote northeastern Manipur, where an official said four bodies have been recovered from a hamlet buried by a collapsed hill.

Government figures suggest at least 27 people have been killed and a further 156,000 people affected by the heavy flooding, which has hit large areas of the country.

Severe flooding across Myanmar hampered rescue efforts yesterday as thousands sheltered at monasteries after rising waters triggered by torrential rains killed at least 27 people, officials said.

Some 6966 prisoners were pardoned, including the Chinese citizens held in Kachin state, of whom 153 were given life sentences last week that prompted a diplomatic protest by an “extremely concerned” China.

The nominally civilian government in office since 2011 has made lauded reforms though progress has stalled. “The Union Election Commission will announce further details later”, Thant Zin Aung, deputy director of Yangon’s election commission, told French news...