About forty villages were submerged in the oil stream : Myanmar

Every time I bend, Residents said that there was a flood in the township of Niru Chuuk until July 19, and about forty villages were submerged.

But Kyung New Village Phae Kyung Village, Thanongon village, four house village Manmui Village, It includes villages such as Ook Pei Island.

A resident said that the Irrawaddy River's water level rose to a record high, causing the flood to suffer badly.

"The villages near the river are all submerged. There may be around forty villages. This year is a record flood year."

He said that the local residents have moved to higher ground and buildings to escape the flood.

As of July 19, the Military Council's Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology reported that 19 cities were experiencing flooding as the river level reached above the critical level.