Residents in Mon and Karen states will face increased risks of flooding if proposed dams are constructed on the Salween River, according to the Save the Salween Network. The Save the Salween Network held a press conference...in Moulmein, the Mon State capital...The objective of the press conference was to inform the public about the downstream impacts from the planned damming of the Salween River. Saw Tha Phoe...a spokesperson for the Save the Salween Network said: “Thousands of people in the Hpa-an area are currently suffering from the floods. We fear much greater flooding if the Salween dams are built.” Saw Tha Phoe explained that in times of heavy rainfall, river levels rise, and dams release water, which would flood entire areas of the Lower Salween River where many Mon and Karen people live. Like other parts of Burma, Mon and Karen states have suffered in the recent flood disaster...