A man rescues a dog from the flood waters in Kale on August 2. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)
Kale residents gather on an inundated Bogyoke road on August 2. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)
Flood-affected residents of Kale with a makeshift raft on August 2. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)
A displaced family eats a meal at Taung Phila Monastery in Kale on August 2. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)
A man who sought refuge at Taung Phila Monastery in Kale on August 2. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)
People who sought refuge at a church in Kale on August 2. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)
Kale residents use boats to move around the flood-stricken town. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)|An aerial view of flood-affected Kale in northwest Sagaing Division on August 1. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)|Kale General Hospital inundated by floodwaters on August 1. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)
|Kale residents gather on an inundated Bogyoke road on August 2. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)| A man rescues a dog from the flood waters in Kale on August 2. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)
|Flood-affected residents of Kale with a makeshift raft on August 2. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)
|Kale residents stand beside a wooden boat. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)|People who sought refuge at a church in Kale on August 2. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)|A man who sought refuge at Taung Phila Monastery in Kale on August 2. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)|A displaced family eats a meal at Taung Phila Monastery in Kale on August 2. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)
Kale in northwest Sagaing Division is one of many townships in Burma that has been inundated for days by torrential rains and flooding that has affected more than 150,000 people nationwide.
State-run newspaper The Mirror reported on Monday that more than 7,000 people had been affected by severe flooding in the township, and more than 20,000 acres of farmland were under water.
In the past week, several regions in Burma have been hit by torrential rains which have left at least 27 people dead.
