Myanmar quake toll tops 3,000 as weather poses threat for rescuers

The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar’s earthquake

As the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyer sped past crumbled buildings, buckled roads and gaping sinkholes toward his hometown of Sagaing, the epicenter of the most powerful earthquake to hit Myanmar in a century.

In addition to the already modest artistic production, a remarkable cultural heritage was again affected by the earthquake in Burma.

Myanmar earthquake, Trump’s Liberation Day and Operation Babylift

In this episode: Myanmar’s ongoing civil war impacts the delivery of aid into the earthquake disaster zone, we go deep into the tariff trenches with Bruce Wolpe from the US Studies Centre, plus Israel announces a massive expansion of its war in Gaza, and a look back at the babies evacuated from Vietnam 50 years ago - where they are now?

Myanmar & Thailand Earthquake: Updates on Damage, Deaths, and More

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake wreaked havoc on Thailand and Myanmar on March 28, 2025. Get updates on the damages from the disaster.

Despite civil war and funding crisis, CRS responds quickly to Myanmar quake

The death toll continues to rise above 3,000 from the March 28 quake in the Southeast Asian country. U.S. President Donald Trump has said the country will send aid.

Body count rises to 3,145 from Myanmar earthquake

The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,145 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, the military-led government said, and humanitarian aid groups scrambled to provide survivors medical care and shelter.