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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Myanmar quake death toll hits 1,700 as aid scramble intensifies
The U.S. Geological Service's predictive modelling estimated Myanmar's death toll could eventually top 10,000 and losses ...
Catastrophic Earthquakes Test Myanmar Junta’s Grip on Power
The military-led regime has been weakened by a yearslong civil war. Now millions are counting on it to allow emergency aid.
What to know about Myanmar’s civil war, which is complicating earthquake relief efforts
The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain ...
Why the Myanmar Earthquake Was So Destructive
What caused the earthquake in Myanmar?
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Death Toll Rising in Myanmar After Powerful Earthquake
The quake shook a swath of Southeast Asia. Myanmar’s military government said 144 people were killed in just three cities. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated that the death toll was likely to ...
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149 killed in Myanmar, Thailand by deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake
BANGKOK/CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- A 7.7-magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Mandalay, Myanmar, left 144 people dead and 732 injured in the war-ravaged country, and caused at least five ...
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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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A major earthquake kills nearly 700 in Myanmar. Here's what we know
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck Southeast Asia, killing at least 144 people near the epicenter in Myanmar and injuring hundreds more. In neighboring Thailand, several were killed ...