johnkanepoker|Flood forces closure of 113 schools in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region

YANGON, July 31 (Xinhua) -- A total of 113 basic education schools were temporarily closed due to massive flooding in Pantanaw and Kyonpyaw townships of Ayeyarwady region in recent days, the state-run daily Myanmar Alinn reported on Wednesdayjohnkanepoker.

In Pantanaw township, 97 schools, including 67 primary schools, have been closed since July 18 due to heavy rains and the rising water level of Ayeyarwady River, the report saidjohnkanepoker.

The missed school days for the schools in the townships that were temporarily closed will be made up on upcoming school holidays after reopening, it said.

According to the country's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, the water level of the Ayeyarwady River in some towns has exceeded their warning marks in recent days.■