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The 28 March magnitude 7.7 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) earthquake caused widespread and severe damage in Myanmar and neighboring countries such as Thailand, with more than 5,000 casualties now confirmed ...
BANGKOK — Chinese rescuers have freed six people from the rubble of an earthquake in Myanmar, including a child and a pregnant woman, Chinese state media reported Monday, placing Beijing at the ...
Myanmar's military leadership declared a week of national mourning on Monday with flags to fly at half-mast until April 6 “in sympathy for the loss of life and damages” from a massive quake ...
Bordering China, India, Thailand, Bangladesh and Laos, Myanmar is the largest country in mainland South-East Asia by area, with a population of approximately 56.6 million people. Myanmar lies on ...
The Karen National Union, one of Myanmar's oldest ethnic armies, said in a statement that the junta "continues to carry out airstrikes targeting civilian areas, even as the population suffers ...
At least 1,700 have been killed, 3,400 people have been injured and 300 are missing in Myanmar, the country’s ruling military junta said amid warnings that the toll is expected to rise.
Myanmar’s rebels declared a ceasefire in quake-hit areas to allow for aid to reach victims of the disaster as the death toll from the massive temblor rose to about 1,700. The guerrilla People ...
Rescue efforts continue after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar, with tremors felt ... are down and transport is disrupted. The map below shows how intense the shaking was across ...
Myanmar has declared a state of emergency in six regions and made a rare plea for international aid. The map below shows how intense the shaking was across the country and into Thailand ...
MANILA, Philippines — Four Filipinos in Myanmar remain unaccounted for following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the country on Friday, March 28, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA ...
As rescue efforts continued in Myanmar after the massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck on Friday, the death toll soared to 1,644 and the number of injured persons increased to 3,408 ...
Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand. Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar, where the estimated death toll rose to ...