YANGON, July 30 (Xinhua) -- A part of palace wall in Sri Ksetra, one of the ancient Pyu cities, collapsed due to heavy rainfall in Myanmar's Bago region in early hours of Tuesday, Arkar Kyaw, deputy director-general of Religious Affairs and Culture Ministry told Xinhua.
"About nine-meter-long portion of the palace wall collapsed following the last three days of consecutive downpour. The collapsed wall is not part of the remains of the ancient Pyu era, but an earth wall which was reconstructed in 1990-1991 fiscal year," Arkar Kyaw said.
Established around 4th to 9th century AD, Sri Ksetra lies 8 km southeast of Pyay, Bago region and about 290 km northwest of Yangon.
In 2014, three Myanmar's ancient Pyu cities -- Hanlin, Beikthano and Sri Ksetra -- respectively located in Sagaing, Magway and Bago regions, won designations as UNESCO world heritage sites.
