YANGON– At least 15 people were killed and some more missing, after a rising tide swept them away, in Myanmar’s south-eastern Mon state this morning, a local police officer said.
“The tide swept away the pilgrims, who were walking along the sea waterway, to pay homage to a pagoda,” the police officer said.
The accident took place at around 7:30 a.m. local time, in Thanbyuzayat town.
Search and rescue operations, ordered by regional authorities for the missing people, are still going on.
Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK