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US says team on way to quake-hit Myanmar, defends pace

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday at 12:50 p.m. Local time, devastating the nation and impacting neighboring countries like China and Thailand, including Bangkok.
Road conditions were poor with rubble and cracks, and the military government requested foreign aid in a rare move.
A 51-member Hong Kong rescue team, including two search dogs, arrived in Yangon on Saturday around 9pm local time and embarked on a 10-hour coach journey to Naypyidaw at 3:30am to survey the situation and coordinate with other rescue teams before formulating an operations plan, according to Deputy Chief Fire Officer Cheu Yu-kok.
The Hong Kong government unlocked HK$30 million from the Disaster Relief Fund for emergency relief, while the U.S. Announced up to $2 million in funding for aid organizations in Myanmar, with Tammy Bruce of the State Department defending the pace of the deployment.
The death toll from the quake exceeded 1,700 on Sunday and later surpassed 2,000, with concerns raised by Jim Kunder, former deputy administrator of USAID, and Sarah Charles, assistant to the administrator of USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, about the diminished capacity of the U.S. Government to provide assistance and the potential for diseases like cholera and malaria.

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The Independent

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USAID sending three person team to earthquake disaster zone in Myanmar

Much larger Russian and Chinese teams have already been helping search-and-rescue efforts in the country for days

22 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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ABS-CBN

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PH sends rescue team to help Myanmar search for quake survivors

The Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent team departed for Myanmar early Tuesday morning, April 1, to assist in the search, rescue, and retrieval ope

3 days ago·Quezon City, Philippines

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US says team on way to quake-hit Myanmar, defends pace

WASHINGTON: The United States said Monday (Mar 31) it has dispatched a disaster relief team to Myanmar days after a major earthquake, defending the pace of the deployment follow

3 days ago·Singapore

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Hong Kong Free Press

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Myanmar earthquake: Hong Kong deploys 51 search and rescue specialists, donates HK$30m to relief effort

Hong Kong deployed a search and rescue team of 51 specialists to earthquake-stricken Myanmar on Saturday.

3 days ago·Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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South China Morning Post

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Hong Kong rescue team set to begin work in quake-hit Myanmar

International and local NGOs also appeal for donations following the disaster.

4 days ago·Hong Kong

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Trump admin sending three USAID staffers to Myanmar to help with earthquake relief

The US has sent a three-person team to Myanmar to help respond to the 7.7-magnitude earthquake, in a move criticised as “weak and irrelevant” by a former aid official.Much larger Russian and Chinese teams have already been helping search-and-rescue efforts in the country for days.The scaled-back response comes as President Donald Trump is moving to officially end the US Agency For International Development (

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