IN PHOTOS | Myanmar floods: 14,000 people displaced across Bago region after record rains

The rainy season typically brings months of heavy downpours to the Southeast Asian country, but scientists say man-made climate change is making weather patterns more intense.

Residents of Myanmar's flood-hit Bago city salvaged food and belongings from their waterlogged homes on Tuesday after record rainfall triggered floods that authorities said have displaced 14,000 people. (Photo | AFP) 

In eastern Bago city residents waded down streets through waist-deep water or floated along in boats or on rubber tyres, as ripples lapped at shuttered shops and houses. (Photo | AFP)

On Sunday authorities reported that 200 mm of rain had fallen in the previous 24 hours in Bago region northeast of commercial hub Yangon -- a record for October. (Photo | AFP)

State broadcaster MRTV said 14,000 people had been displaced across Bago region, northeast of commercial hub Yangon. (Photo | AFP)

Almost 5,600 people were being accommodated in local government temporary relief centres, according to the state-backed Global New Light of Myanmar. (Photo | AFP)

Flooding began in July and has affected nine of Myanmar's states and regions, including Rakhine, Kachin, Karen, Mon and Chin. (Photo | AFP)

Residents carry their groceries as they walk through a flooded street after heavy rains in Bago township in Myanmar's Bago region. (Photo | AFP)

An aerial view shows a flooded area of Bago town after heavy rains in Myanmar's Bago region. (Photo | AFP)