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Evacuation orders are still in place for many flood-stricken areas with a number of rivers exceeding danger levels by several feet<br><br>Nearly 120,000 people have been displaced after floods submerged a vast swathe of southeastern Myanmar, killing 11 people and sending panicked residents fleeing for dry ground with children perched on their shoulders and few belongings in tow.<br><br>An official told AFP Tuesday over 118,000 people have taken refuge in 285 camps so far, as the toll climbed to 11 dead -- including three solders -- with more deaths feared.<br><br>Swirling, muddy waters reached thatched-roofed homes and wiped out farmland in four provinces as officials scrambled to set up rescue centres amid continued torrential rains on Tuesday.<br><br>Rescuers in boats tried to pluck people from floodwaters in Hpa-an in Karen state while other residents tried to escape by any means possible, balancing on makeshift rafts or wading out carrying children and plastic bags of goods.<br><br>Over 118,000 people have sought refuge in camps following the monsoon flooding<br><br>"There could be a few more casualties but we are still collecting the information," Social Welfare Ministry Director Phyu Lei Lei Tun said.<br><br>"Water is going down in some places. But we do not know how long the disaster will last."<br><br>Meanwhile five others were confirmed killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Kawthaung township in [https://burmatourist.com/things-to-know-about-the-myanmar-map myanmar map]'s southern tip.<br><br>Evacuation orders are still in place for many flood-stricken areas with a number of rivers exceeding danger levels by several feet and 36 dams and reservoirs overflowing, state-backed Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported.<br><br>The Mekong region has been battered by particularly heavy monsoon rains this year, causing devastating floods that have forced thousands to flee and wiped out homes and farmland.<br><br>Heavy rains caused a massive dam in southern Laos to collapse last week, wiping out entire villages and killing at least 11 -- though earlier official tolls initially put the number as high as 27.<br><br>[https://Soundcloud.com/search/sounds?q=Floodwaters&filter.license=to_modify_commercially Floodwaters] from that catastrophe seeped into Cambodia and forced thousands from their homes.<br><br>Rescuers are still searching for survivors in southern Laos more than a week after  [https://burmatourist.com/things-to-know-about-the-myanmar-map myanmar map] the dam collapse, with Thai, South Korean and Chinese specialists joining efforts to find scores still missing.<br><br>Advertisement