Trump’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Hobble Earthquake Response in Myanmar
While China, Russia and other nations have rushed emergency response teams to the devastated country, the U.S., once a leader ...
Thousands are feared dead in Myanmar’s quake. Trump’s USAID cuts will cause even more unnecessary deaths
USAID accounted for a third of Myanmar’s foreign aid last year. Now, this funding is gone as the country grapples with a ...
Humanitarian operation in Myanmar hindered by damaged roads and infrastructure, says UN agency
Humanitarian operations in Myanmar have been hindered by damaged roads and infrastructure, the UN Office for the Coordination ...
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Experts give grim death toll prediction as frantic rescue mission continues in Myanmar after devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake
But the US Geological Survey's predictive modelling estimated Myanmar's death toll could top 10,000 and economic losses could exceed the country's annual economic output. Aftershocks have been ...
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Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,640 as first foreign aid arrives
CHIANG MAI/BANGKOK -- The death toll from Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has soared to more than 1,640 as the the first foreign aid arrived in affected areas. MRTV, a state ...
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Hundreds trapped under rubble of collapsed buildings as Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 1,600
I was a journalist in Myanmar before the 2021 military coup, and it was a challenging place to work from then, but has only grown more so since amid widespread conflict, economic turmoil and a ...