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Aftershocks and Lack of Resources Hinder Recovery Work 3 Weeks After Myanmar's Deadly Earthquake
Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency ...
Death toll from earthquake in Myanmar hits 3,354 amid health, housing crisis
The death toll from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake one week ago that struck Myanmar rose to 3,354 people as millions have been ...
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After quake, aid groups warn Myanmar has overwhelming need for food, water and health care
Recovery efforts from the earthquake in Myanmar are slow-moving. The country is grappling with the natural disaster plus an ...
Myanmar Now9d
Shelter crisis emerges in quake-hit Myanmar
While food shops stay open and supply routes remain intact, thousands are now displaced with little prospect of rebuilding ...
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Humanitarian crisis in Myanmar after the earthquake: Challenges under the military junta
On 28 March 2025, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar, a country going through a civil war and an already worsening humanitarian crisis under the military junta. The earthquake was the most ...
Myanmar at crossroads: crisis, aid and fight for stability
At dawn on November 28, 1885, King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat were escorted out of Mandalay Palace by British troops, marking ...
Earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis as death toll passes 2,000
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble, the country’s military-led government said Monday.