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Myanmar ministry blames gas prices for worsening power cuts

The Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, is seen on the night of Dec 16, 2019. (Photo: Mongkol Bangprapa)

Many parts of Myanmar are suffering worsening power cuts that are affecting water supplies and halting online classes, compounding the misery for residents following the economic turmoil since the military seized power last year.

Photographs on social media showed people queuing for water from a tanker truck in several Yangon districts.

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