Yangon, Myanmar: The counting of deaths due to a major earthquake in Myanmar is up to 3,300, the state media said on Saturday, as the United Nations Assistance Head made a fresh call to the world to help the disaster-nation nation. According to the new data published by the state media, on March 28, the … Read more
Rescue and aid workers have arrived from 17 countries to Myanmar. The death toll from a major earthquake in Myanmar has risen above 3,000, the ruling junta said on Thursday. A statement from a junta spokesperson said that 3,085 deaths had been confirmed, with 341 people still missing and 4,715 injured, six days after the … Read more
Mandalay: Bare-handed monks slowly pick away the rubble that was once the wall of a historic Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, its exposed side a searing reminder of the deadly earthquake that rocked the city five days ago. “Some of the buildings have been around for longer than me,” said Wayama, a grey-haired monk at the … Read more
Mandalay, Myanmar: Rescuers on Wednesday pulled a man alive from the rubble five days after Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, as calls grew for the junta to allow more aid in and halt attacks on rebels. The shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday flattened buildings across Myanmar, killing more than 2,700 people and making thousands more homeless. Several … Read more
Naypyidaw: Over 2,000 people have died following the deadly earthquake in Myanmar, with rescue workers, sniffer dogs and paramedics rushing to find survivors from rubble as the golden rescue window closes fast, diminishing the realistic chances of survival. Amid the chaos, stories of survival are starting to emerge from the ground zero as rescuers continue … Read more