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Myanmar, Death Toll and Earthquake

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Across the affected areas, families are facing acute shortages of clean water, food, and medical supplies.
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Signs of life were detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok on Monday as efforts intensified to find people trapped three days after a massive earthquake in Southeast Asia that killed at leas...
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Myanmar has observed one minute of silence to mourn those who died from last week's magnitude 7.7 earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people in the country.
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The multiple tragedies of Myanmar
But Myanmar took the full force — and is far less well equipped to deal with the aftermath. The state’s capacity has been further eroded since the military toppled the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021.
U.S. Absence Felt In Myanmar Quake Response
When a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked central Myanmar on March 28, 2025—killing more than 2,000 people and injuring thousands more—many expected the U.S. to deploy
Myanmar military fires on convoy bringing aid to earthquake-hit regions
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has also rejected calls for a ceasefire to facilitate the delivery of desperately needed relief supplies.
Rescuers pull two men alive from ruins of hotel in Myanmar's capital
Rescuers pulled two men alive from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar's capital on Wednesday and a third from a guesthouse in another city, five days after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
Survivor pulled from rubble 91 hours after Myanmar quake
A survivor is pulled from under the rubble 91 hours after the Myanmar earthquake:: Myanmar Fire Services Department via Facebook:: Released April 1, 2025:: Naypyidaw, MyanmarDramatic video showed rescuers searching the partially collapsed remains of a building before the woman was carried out on a stretcher.
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Myanmar's military declares a ceasefire to ease quake relief as the death toll tops 3,000
Myanmar’s ruling military has declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people.
Myanmar images reveal scale of quake destruction as death toll climbs to more than 2,700
Hopes are fading for people trapped beneath rubble in Myanmar and Thailand with the passing of a crucial 72-hour rescue window after which survival rates fall sharply.
Woman pulled alive out of Myanmar earthquake rubble after 91 hours: Officials
A 63-year-old woman was pulled alive from under the rubble Tuesday about 91 hours after Myanmar was struck by a devastating, 7.7 magnitude earthquake, the Myanmar Fire Services Department said on social media.
Myanmar junta should widen access for earthquake rescuers, aid and rights groups say
Myanmar's ruling junta should free up movement by international aid workers to help survivors of a devastating earthquake, even in areas controlled by groups battling it, aid and human rights groups said,
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