U.S. Absence Felt In Myanmar Quake Response

Profound shame at America’s lackluster response to earthquake

I am 79 years old and I have never felt so small and insignificant and powerless as I feel now reading about this catastrophe in Myanmar (“Myanmar death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance announces partial ceasefire,” March 30), nor so shamed by the crippled U.S. aid response after President Donald Trump said the United States is “going to be helping.” How?How did we get to this place where we can turn our backs?

Hundreds of Muslim worshippers reportedly killed in Myanmar quake during Friday prayers

Local communities say mosques destroyed after 7.7 magnitude quake, rescue efforts bypassed Muslim sites - Anadolu Ajansı

Myanmar military: Quake death toll surpasses 2,000

Friday's massive quake in Myanmar has so far claimed more than 2,000 lives, the country's military said on Monday. In the second largest city of Mandalay, rescuers are rushing to find people still trapped under collapsed buildings as the crucial 72-hour mark passes. The chances for survival are said to drop sharply after that time.

Devastating earthquake in Myanmar: Over 2,000 dead and national mourning declared

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 em...

SAC-M Continues to Urge a Rapid International Response to Myanmar Earthquakes in Media Interviews and Correspondence to Key Officials - Special Advisory Council for Myanmar

2 April 2025: The Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M) continues to urge an immediate and coordinated international response to the devastating twin earthquakes that struck Myanmar and Thailand last Friday. The situation in Myanmar is catastrophic. Thousands of people are feared dead, thousands more remain trapped, hospitals are overrun and out of supplies, and repeated aftershocks threaten further destruction of homes and critical infra…