A deadly earthquake on March 28 collapsed buildings in central Myanmar but rumours that the country's most sacred Buddhist site has crumbled are inaccurate. An AFP reporter confirmed the Shwedagon pagoda in the commercial hub Yangon has not been destroyed,

The Burmese Buddhist Association in Elmhurst is collecting monetary donations to be sent to Myanmar, where a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Friday. Officials said Monday that the death toll has passed 2,

Satellite images show the destruction in Myanmar after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the country killing more than 1,600 people.

The military government has made a rare appeal for help, but aid groups are hampered by infrastructure damage and an ongoing civil war.

The death toll in Myanmar from a powerful earthquake was likely to continue to grow on Sunday as damage to infrastructure hampered efforts to coordinate disaster relief. Satellite images showed damage to three Buddhist temples around Mandalay,

Myanmar is trying to come to terms with the scale of the disaster after an earthquake damaged not only large parts of the country, but also destroyed historic sites, delivering a blow to its spiritual culture.

The death toll in Myanmar following last week's devastating earthquake has surpassed 2,000 people, with nearly 4,000 injured. The military says hundreds of others are unaccounted for.

On Friday, March 28, a devastating earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand, leaving more than 150 people dead in Myanmar, according to The Associated Press. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck its epicenter — Mandalay, Myanmar — at midday, toppling buildings, destroying a 90-year-old bridge and breaching a dam, the AP reported.

New satellite images of Myanmar were released on Saturday which show the destruction caused by the earthquake on Friday. Several Buddhist temples, some centuries old, were destroyed or damaged in ...