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Shaken and Strained: Myanmar’s Earthquake Adding to the Misery of 4 Years of Conflict
In Sagaing, 80 percent of buildings have been destroyed and entire sections of one of the main bridges over the Irrawaddy River have snapped off and sunk into the water, like a child’s broken toy.
Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar’s deadly earthquake
Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency ...
Opinion
Myanmar Junta's Ceasefire Breach A Show Of Desperation
Just days after a historic diplomatic initiative led by Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in his capacity as ASEAN's rotational chairman, the i ...
Survivors from Myanmar earthquake still being found, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700
The fire department in Naypyidaw said a woman was pulled from the rubble 91 hours after being buried when a building ...
Al Jazeera English23d
Earthquake death toll in Myanmar, Thailand surpasses 150
Photos from Myanmar’s current capital, Naypyidaw, showed multiple buildings used to house civil servants destroyed by the quake and rescue crews pulling victims from the rubble. General Min Aung ...
Rescue hopes fading four days after quake kills more than 2,700 in Myanmar and Thailand. Here’s what we know
Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors more than four days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, toppling buildings as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok and sending ...
The New York Times23d
A Question in Quake-Wracked Myanmar: Does This Augur the End of the Junta?
struck a day after Myanmar’s military regime celebrated the country’s 80th Armed Forces Day with a parade in Naypyidaw, the capital purpose-built by a previous group of generals. The sequence ...
The New York Times24d
Death Toll Rising in Myanmar After Powerful Earthquake
Bridges and several buildings in Myanmar have collapsed, including in Naypyidaw, the capital, The Global New Light of Myanmar, a state-owned newspaper, reported. Chaos in Thailand: In Bangkok ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer23d
Lines of wounded at Myanmar hospital after powerful quake
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — 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 ...
Manila Standard24d
At least 3 dead in ‘mass casualty’ as quake hits Myanmar, Thailand
A massive earthquake Friday turned a major hospital in Myanmar’s capital into a “mass casualty area,” while at least three people ...
Manila Standard24d
‘Mass casualty’ as quake hits Myanmar, Thailand
A powerful earthquake killed more than 20 people across Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, toppling buildings and bridges and ...
Al Jazeera English24d
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar; tremors felt in Thailand: All we know
Two powerful earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 hit central Myanmar on Friday, causing death and large-scale destruction in both Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand. Tremors were also felt ...