YANGON: Nearly 120,000 people have been displaced after floods submerged a vast swathe of southeastern Myanmar, killing 11 people and sending panicked residents fleeing for dry ground with children perched on their shoulders and few belongings in tow.

An official told Agence France-Presse Tuesday over 118,000 people have taken refuge in 285 camps so far, as the toll climbed to 11 dead—including three solders—with more deaths feared.