YANGON,18 April (BelTA - Xinhua) - A total of 285 people were killed and 1,073 others injured nationwide during a four-day water festival, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a total of 1,200 criminal cases were also registered during the water festival.
The criminal cases were related to murder, car accident, drug-use, theft, arm possession and group violence respectively, said the report.
This year's traditional Thingyan water festival ran from Thursday to Sunday.