YANGON, Jul 15 (NNN-MNA) – Seven construction workers were missing, following a water barrier breaching, at a construction site near the bank of Ayeyarwady River, in central Myanmar’s Mandalay region yesterday, said an official from the Myanmar Rescue Organisation.
The incident occurred in Amarapura township of Mandalay, around 8.30 a.m. local time.
When the water barrier broke and river water flooded the construction site, seven workers went missing as a result, he told media.
The river water only overflowed the construction site and did not reach the villages, he added.
Search and rescue efforts are underway with the Myanmar Rescue Organisation and Myanmar Fire Services Department working together, the official said.– NNN-MNA
