At least 19 people have died after heavy rains caused flooding in the capital Naypyidaw and surrounding areas, Myanmar’s national fire department said today.

Rescuers were taking some of the 3,600 displaced people by boat to safer areas.

A wave of bad weather caused by Cyclone Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, has killed more than 230 people in Vietnam and Thailand, and flooding from overflowing rivers has inundated cities in both countries.