Rescue and relief workers seeking access to some of the worst quake-hit areas are being blocked by the military.

However, the military government has not yet responded to the ceasefire announcement. Before the earthquake, the military had severely restricted aid to over 3 million people displaced by the war, using the control of food and aid as a strategic weapon.

Last Friday, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, its epicenter 17.2 kilometers (almost 11 miles) from Mandalay — the country’s second-largest city — and 16 kilometers (about 10 miles) northwest of Sagaing, devastating the war-torn nation. As of April 1, the death toll stands at more than 2,700, with 4,500 injured and 441 missing .

A massive earthquake that rocked Myanmar could exacerbate hunger and disease outbreaks in a country already wracked by food shortages, mass displacement and civil war, aid groups and the United Nations warned Monday.

What to Know About Myanmar's Civil War, Which Is Complicating Earthquake ... and analysts believe they control a much greater share of territory. The resistance is coordinated by the self-styled ...

Myanmar's deadliest natural disaster in years has strengthened the position of ruling general Min Aung Hlaing.

Last week’s violent earthquakes tore through a part of the country that had already borne the brunt of a brutal campaign by the country’s military junta to root out resistance.

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