Southeast Asia welcomes water festivals, but Myanmar’s celebrations damped by earthquake aftermath

Southeast Asia welcomes water festivals, but Myanmar’s celebrations damped by earthquake aftermath

Countries across Southeast Asia kicked off annual water festival celebrations on April 13, but in Myanmar, the holiday spirit was muted as the country continues to recover from a powerful earthquake that struck late last month

Russia says delivered over 30 tons of humanitarian aid to quake-hit Myanmar

Myanmar witnessed powerful tremor on March 28, leading to multiple casualties and damage to infrastructure - Anadolu Ajansı

'1,25,000 Truckloads' Of Debris To Be Removed In Quake-Hit Myanmar: UN

The devastating earthquake that hit Myanmar last month has displaced tens of thousands and left the conflict-hit country in urgent need of large-scale debris removal, the United Nations said Monday.

Myanmar’s people still face daily aftershocks and trauma, say UN aid teams

Myanmar’s earthquake catastrophe is now known to have killed more than 3,600 people and injured more than 5,000.The toll is still rising, says the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which is on the ground providing vital assistance to the most vulnerable individuals who’ve lost everything. UN News's Daniel Johnson has been speaking to the UN agency’s Chief of Social Policy, Bjorn Gelders. He says that about 6.3 million people need help urgently - befor…

'125,000 truckloads' of debris need removal in quake-hit Myanmar: UN

Some 1.6 million buildings were located in the areas exposed to the greatest intensity of the quake. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The March 28 earthquake in Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar), Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar), caused widespread and serious damage in Myanmar and neighbouring countries such as Thailand, with more than 5,000 victims now confirmed. At the annual meeting of the Seismological Society of America, researchers from the [...]