Rising Ayeyarwady River displaces over 1,000 households in northern Myanmar

Over 1,000 households have been displaced in northern Myanmar's Kachin state due to the rising Ayeyarwady River, according to the Myanmar Fire Services Department on Monday.

As of Monday, a total of 55,117 people from 1,165 households have been relocated to safer areas, an official from the department told Xinhua.

The river has been rising since Saturday, and authorities, along with rescue teams from the Myanmar Red Cross Society, the Myanmar Fire Services Department, and other volunteers, continue working to move residents from low-lying areas in Kachin state to safety, he said.

As of Monday morning, Myanmar's Meteorology and Hydrology Department reported that the Ayeyarwady River in Myitkyina of Kachin state has risen about 2 inches above its danger mark.

The department has advised residents in low-lying areas and along riverbanks in Myitkyina to move to safer locations as a precaution.