US EditionWHO provides emergency aid after devastating earthquale in Myanmar and Thailand
- A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, with its epicenter near Mandalay, on Friday, causing damage in Bangkok and prompting suspension of stock market trading activities that afternoon before resuming on Monday.
- The earthquake's devastation prompted a partial ceasefire announcement from a resistance movement in Myanmar and a declaration of a state of emergency by the ruling junta in affected areas.
- The quake resulted in over 1,600 deaths in Myanmar and 17 in Thailand, widespread infrastructure damage including collapsed buildings and buckled roads, and left thousands injured and missing, severely hampering rescue efforts due to medical supply shortages.
- Roong Mallikamas, the deputy governor, stated the impact "should be a short-term shock," while FTI chairman Kriengkrai Thiennukul asserted that industrial manufacturing operations were largely unaffected and Stock Exchange of Thailand President Asadej Kongsiri noted the fundamentals of listed companies remained strong.
- International aid poured into the region, with China pledging $13.8 million in emergency aid and sending rescue personnel and supplies, while Russia, Hong Kong and India dispatched rescue teams, medical personnel and supplies to assist in the ongoing search and rescue efforts.
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