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Floods force closure of schools in central Myanmar

Yangon, July 13 (UNI) Five basic education schools in Minbu town in central Myanmar's Magway region have been temporarily closed due to flooding triggered by rising river levels, state-run daily Myanma Alinn reported on Saturday.
The water level of the Ayeyarwady River in Minbu town hit the town's warning mark on Saturday and is expected to rise two more feet the next day, the country's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology said on Saturday.
According to the weather agency, the water level of the Ayeyarwady River on Saturday reached and exceeded the warning marks in 10 towns in central and northern Myanmar, and the Chindwin River's water level was above the warning marks in seven towns in central and northern Myanmar.
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