AN UNPLEASANT COMMUTE  A flood-affected resident swims through floodwaters in Kalay, upper Myanmar’s Sagaing region on August 3. Relentless monsoon rains have triggered flash floods and landslides, destroying thousands of houses, farmland, bridges and roads—with fast-flowing waters hampering relief efforts. AFP PHOTO
AN UNPLEASANT COMMUTE
A flood-affected resident swims through floodwaters in Kalay, upper Myanmar’s Sagaing region on August 3. Relentless monsoon rains have triggered flash floods and landslides, destroying thousands of houses, farmland, bridges and roads—with fast-flowing waters hampering relief efforts. AFP PHOTO

KALAY, Myanmar: Rescue workers in Myanmar raced on Monday to help tens of thousands of people in remote areas enduring roof-top high floods, as the death toll climbed to at least 46.

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