US EditionIn the race to save lives after the Myanmar quake, US rescuers are notable by their absence
- A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28, causing widespread devastation and a death toll exceeding 3,000.
- Decades of successful aid in Myanmar were threatened by the Trump administration's new policies and a complex political landscape.
- Other nations sent rescue teams and aid, while the U.S. deployed only a three-member assessment team days after the quake.
- Sarah Charles noted the U.S. usually provides $10 to $20 million initially, but the administration pledged only $9 million total.
- The absence of typical U.S. aid raised concerns about increased suffering, U.S. influence, and the impact of aid policy changes.
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Myanmar’s deadly earthquake exposes void left by US in global disaster responses
By Rebecca Wright and Will Ripley, CNN (CNN) — As civil war-torn Myanmar struggles to recover from a devastating earthquake, the United States is facing criticism that it has abandoned the country in its hour of need – and is ceding global leadership on disaster response to its rivals. The 7.7-magnitude quake, which struck on March 28 and killed thousands, is the first major natural disaster since the Trump administration canceled billions of do…
In the race to save lives after the Myanmar quake, U.S. rescuers are notable by their absence
Notably absent from the aftermath of the earthquake in Myanmar: the uniquely skilled, well-equipped and swift search-and-rescue teams and disaster-response crews from the United States.
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In the race to save lives after Myanmar quake, US rescuers are notably absent
Day after day, Chinese rescue teams haul children and elderly people from collapsed buildings as cameras beam the thanks of grateful survivors around the world. Russian medical teams show off field hospitals erected in a flash to tend the wounded. Notably absent from the aftermath of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in the poor Southeast Asian nation Myanmar: the uniquely skilled, well-equipped and swift search-and-rescue teams and disaster-response…
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