‘We are on our own’: in earthquake-stricken Myanmar, rescuers dig through debris with hands
The military government has declared a partial ceasefire to allow relief efforts in, with teams from India, China, Singapore ...
Myanmar rebels pause fighting amid clean-up after deadly earthquake
Rebel officials are using elephants to help remove debris from roads closed by a massive earthquake that struck the southeast ...
Myanmar Earthquake Live Updates: India's first relief package lands at Myanmar under 'Operation Brahma'
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, causing widespread devastation. Myanmar, ...
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The junta’s spite worsens Myanmar’s catastrophic quake
Myanmar’s ruling generals have form in exploiting natural catastrophes to gain military advantage. When the country was hit ...
Myanmar earthquake released energy of '334 atomic bombs', says geologist
The earthquake has left over 1,600 people dead and more than 3,400 missing, with numbers expected to rise as search and ...
UN appeals for more aid as Myanmar earthquake deaths cross 1,700
Four more people have been rescued from the rubble in Myanmar nearly 60 hours after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake ...
Myanmar junta continues air strikes after devastating earthquake
A UN Special Rapporteur tells BBC it is "nothing short of incredible" that the military would "drop bombs when you are trying ...
A devastating quake strains Myanmar’s embattled regime
Myanmar’s economy is in ruins, its education and health systems are a mess and the poverty rate has doubled since the junta’s takeover. About 20 million people — more than a third of the population — ...
How Myanmar’s Civil War Is Making Earthquake Relief Even Harder
Bangkok: The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma.
Hundreds trapped under rubble of collapsed buildings as Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 1,600
A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with ...
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Is Myanmar's civil war complicating earthquake relief efforts?
Myanmar's ruling junta in a rare gesture sought the help of 'any country' as the earthquake toll is rising. In 2008, the ...
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.