MYANMAR: Salesian Missions launches emergency appeal to help those impacted by Myanmar-Thailand earthquake

MYANMAR: Salesian Missions launches emergency appeal to help those impacted by Myanmar-Thailand earthquake

Salesian community in Mandalay affected by the earthquake. NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, has launched an emergency appeal for donations in the wake of the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Mandalay, Myanmar* on March 28. The earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia, impacting as far away as Bangkok, Thailand, where it flattened a skyscr…

Cardinal head of Caritas says Church giving aid to Myanmar after earthquake

MUMBAI, India – Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi says the Catholic Church in Japan is concerned about the impact of the earthquake in Myanmar. More than 2,700 people died from Friday’s 7.7 magnitude quake that struck near Mandalay, the second-largest city in Myanmar. Kikuchi noted the Tokyo Archdiocese, together with Cologne Archdiocese, has been assisting the Church in Myanmar for number of years “and we, in Tokyo, considers the Church in Myanmar…

INTERVIEW: Urgent aid needed as survivors of Myanmar quake struggle amid long-running crisis

As Myanmar reels from a devastating earthquake, the humanitarian situation is growing increasingly dire – entire communities have been reduced to rubble, infrastructure is shattered and tens of thousands remain in urgent need of aid.

Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 2,000

More than 3,900 persons were injured and 270 are still missing.

Myanmar earthquake death toll rises as urgent aid needed

The death toll from Myanmar’s recent earthquake has climbed to 2,056, with more than 3,900 injured and over 270 missing, the military junta said in a statement.

The death toll in the devastating earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 2,886 and 4,639 people were injured, while another 373 are listed as missing, the information service of the ruling military junta said today.