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Floods leave 3 dead, 80 missing in Myanmar
Oct 23, 2011, 5:23 GMT
Yangon - Flash floods about 500 kilometres north of Yangon have killed 3 people and left more than 80 people missing, officials said Sunday.
The floods in Pakokku and surrounding townships last week destroyed dozens of homes and at least one school, the New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported.
Authorities continued to search for the missing.
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