The New York Times5d
A Question in Quake-Wracked Myanmar: Does This Augur the End of the Junta?
In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of regime change. By Hannah Beech The dust from the devastating ...
The New York Times5d
Earthquake Devastates Myanmar’s Cultural Sites
The authorities said that thousands of buildings had been damaged, including about 150 mosques and pagodas. Credit...Video by AFP Supported by By Malachy Browne The powerful earthquake that shook ...
The New Indian Express3d
Myanmar junta accused of air strike on rebels even after quake
BANGKOK: Myanmar's junta has pressed ahead with its campaign of air strikes despite the country's devastating earthquake, with a rebel group telling AFP Sunday seven of its fighters were killed in ...
abc7NY3d
Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial ceasefire
BANGKOK -- A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle ...
Bloomberg L.P.5d
Myanmar Struck by Most Powerful Earthquake in Years
Myanmar was struck by the strongest earthquake the world has seen since 2023 on Friday — with shaking felt in major population centers in neighboring countries. The 7.7-magnitude quake occurred ...
Toronto Star5d
Myanmar earthquake death toll jumps to nearly 700, according to government, state-run media reports
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has jumped to nearly 700, according to the government, state-run media reported Saturday. MRTV reported that 694 ...
Daily Journal4d
Aftershocks rattle Myanmar as rescuers search for survivors
Rescuers braved aftershocks to scour the devastated city of Mandalay for survivors on Monday, after a massive earthquake killed at least 1,700 people in Myanmar and at least 18 in neighbouring ...
Toronto Star4d
What to know about Myanmar’s natural disasters and civil war complicating relief efforts
BANGKOK (AP) — 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. Relief ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune4d
Officials survey damage in Myanmar's earthquake-devastated central areas
BANGKOK (AP) — Friday’s deadly earthquake rattled most of Myanmar and Thailand but certain areas sustained the heaviest damage, including flattened buildings and many lost lives. The death ...
Hawaii News Now5d
What caused the earthquake in Myanmar, and why was it so devastating?
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand Friday, causing widespread damage and a death toll that officials expect to climb in the days ahead.
Omaha.com6d
Head of Myanmar's military government gives statement on powerful quake
The head of Myanmar's military government has declared a state of emergency, saying 144 people were killed and 732 injured in Friday's earthquake. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your ...
KTEN6d
Lines of wounded at Myanmar hospital after powerful quake
Rows of wounded lay outside the emergency department of the 1,000-bed hospital in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw on Friday, some writhing in pain and others in shock after a powerful earthquake.