rangon water logged due to incessant rain

incessant monsoon rain has left Burma's former capital and commercial Rangoon water logged causing life to come to a standstill local residents said

the main commercial districts of Rangoon's dowtown area such as Sule Pagoda. Seikkantha street. Tarmwe50th street
and Bothathaung township. have been water logged due to incessant rain that started at 2AM(local time ) on wednesday.
the rain has not stopped since this morning. Every where is flooded with water almost knee high. a resident of
kandawkalay ward in Minglar Taungnyunt township of Rangoon told Mizzima.
in come parts of the city's suburbs such as south okklapa Township. water has risen above kneeheight. resident said.
Moreover. water has also covered areas such as Thingakyun township.
However. with the rain stopping in the afternoon. the water level is going down though the roads are still to surface resident said.

Rangoon in early May was severly damaged by cyclone Nargis which lashed the city with a wind speed of 120kilmetres per hour. However. so far there have been no reports of damage caused by the rain and flood on wednesday.
Source: Mizzima.com