CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MUD
This picture taken on August 1, 2015 shows residents walking past homes inundated in thick mud in a community located next to the Mong Duong coalmine following heavy rains in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh. Quang Ninh was last week hit by the heaviest rain recorded in 40 years, with up to 800 millimeters in some areas causing flooding, landslides and toxic sludge spills from coalmines.
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This picture taken on August 1, 2015 shows residents walking past homes inundated in thick mud in a community located next to the Mong Duong coalmine following heavy rains in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh. Quang Ninh was last week hit by the heaviest rain recorded in 40 years, with up to 800 millimeters in some areas causing flooding, landslides and toxic sludge spills from coalmines.
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YANGON: The toll from flash floods and landslides in Myanmar after days of torrential rain is likely to spike, the UN warned Sunday, as monsoon downpours brought misery to thousands across the region.