AS FLOODS DEVASTATE MEKONG COMMUNITIES, ECONOMIC STRAIN, CONFLICT COMPOUND CRISIS

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by surging waters across Myanmar and Laos, with Thai farming communities along the Mekong River bracing themselves for difficult days ahead as authorities warn persistent… Each year monsoon rains bring extensive flooding across the region.

News - South China Morning Post reports that tens of thousands of people have been displaced by surging waters across Myanmar and Laos, with Thai farming communities along the Mekong River bracing themselves for difficult days ahead as authorities warn persistent…

The report adds: Each year monsoon rains bring extensive flooding across the region.

Environmental campaigners say the damage is exacerbated by changing weather patterns and deforestation, as well as the string of dams across arterial rivers – like the Mekong –...

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