285 killed, 1,073 injured during Myanmar s water festival

Yangon April 18 (IANS) A total of 285 people were killed and 1 073 others injured across Myanmar during a four-day water festival media reports said.

The deaths were 13 more than that of last year s event.

Meanwhile a total of 1 200 criminal cases were also registered during the water festival Xinhua news agency reported.

Among the deaths 10 were in Nay Pyi Taw 44 in Yangon 36 in Mandalay 26 in Sagaing region 11 in Tanintharyi region 37 in Bago region 11 in Magway region 20 in Mon state 17 in Rakhine 29 in Shan state and 28 in Ayeyawaddy region.

The criminal cases were related to murder car accident drug-use theft arm possession and group violence respectively.

This year s traditional Thingyan water festival ran from Thursday to Sunday.

During last year s water festival a total of 272 people were killed and 1 086 others injured.

--IANS
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