After days of heavy rain in Myitkyina, a city in northern Kachin state, the Ayeyarwady river had risen above its 'danger level,' state media reported.Images on local media showed inundated buildings and people wading through neck-high water carrying their belongings over their heads.
People wade into floodwaters covering a street in the city of Myitkyina, Kachin state, northern Myanmar, on July 2, 2024. AFP PHOTO'Water has been rising very quickly. Many residents are still stuck in their houses,' a Myitkyina resident told Agence France-Presse , adding that electricity and phone networks had been down since Sunday.'There has been a fuel shortage in town and rescuers are facing a lot of difficulties with reaching people by motor boat,' the resident said.