Yangon, Shawwal 18, 1436, Aug 3, 2015, SPA -- Recent floods killed at least 13 people in western Myanmar's Rakhine State and displaced thousands of families, dpa cited an official as saying Monday. "Thirteen dead were officially reported in five townships" of the state, said Ko Ko Kyaw from the Myanmar Red Cross Society. Weeks of heavy rain left at least 47 people dead and damaged more than 524,000 acres of farmland in 12 other states, government officials said Sunday. The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has also warned the death toll is expected to be rise. --SPA 11:56 LOCAL TIME 08:56 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w
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