Villagers make sacrifice as floodwaters rush in

Compensation offer

Authorities said the villagers will be offered compensation.

Minor inconveniences have been experienced by some residents whose villages have become islands.

Lang said that before the area was flooded, a doctor from a nearby village visited his home to treat him, but the flooding meant that such an arrangement was no longer possible.

"It's not urgent, I can wait," he said, adding that he had enough food to last a week.