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A flood-affected resident swims in floodwaters at Kyaut Ye village near the Hinthada town in Myanmar's Irrawaddy region on August 11, 2015. Myanmar's president called for the evacuation of low-lying areas as the Irrawaddy river threatened to breach embankments, leaving villagers with just sand-bags to hold back churning waters that have hit much of the country. AFP PHOTO / Ye Aung THU / AFP / Ye Aung Thu (Photo credit should read YE AUNG THU/AFP/Getty Images)

A flood-affected resident swims in floodwaters at Kyaut Ye village near the Hinthada town in Myanmar's Irrawaddy region on August 11, 2015. Myanmar's president called for the evacuation of low-lying areas as the Irrawaddy river threatened to breach embankments, leaving villagers with just sand-bags to hold back churning waters that have hit much of the country. AFP PHOTO / Ye Aung THU / AFP / Ye Aung Thu (Photo credit should read YE AUNG THU/AFP/Getty Images)
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