With electricity and internet down in parts of Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing’s unexpected call for help is a measure of the devastation the quake has wrought in the country his junta has helped turn ...
“We’re certainly in the region.” In the meantime, it was Chinese teams that arrived 18 hours after the quake and more than 400 Chinese personnel are now on the ground in the region. Beijing ...
A civil war in Myanmar had displaced more than 3 million people long before the quake struck. U.N. Special Envoy for Myanmar Julie Bishop urged all sides to immediately cease fire, permit ...
In Bangkok, Thailand, more than 600 miles from the quake’s epicenter, a 30-story building that was under construction collapsed. Grim vigils were being held on Saturday as rescue workers ...
The city’s 300,000 residents had been left to largely fend for themselves after the 7.7-magnitude quake struck, damaging roads and prompting the authorities to close a bridge over safety concerns.
The 7.7-magnitude quake hit northwest of Myanmar's Sagaing at 12:50 pm (0620 GMT) on Friday at a shallow depth. It was followed minutes later by a powerful 6.7-magnitude aftershock and a dozen ...
The quake rocked the greater Bangkok area, home to around 17 million people, and other parts of the country. Many places in the north reported damage, but the only casualties were reported in ...
The 7.7-magnitude quake that struck central Myanmar has killed more than 1,600 people and destroyed thousands of homes. But the bloody conflict sparked by the 2021 military coup has brought the ...
This will be the first natural disaster to happen after President Donald Trump shut down America's international aid agency with potentially devastating consequences. The impact in the aftermath ...
In neighboring Thailand, the death toll rose to 17. The quake rocked the greater Bangkok area, home to around 17 million people, and other parts of the country. Many places in the north reported ...
GENEVA, March 30 (Reuters) - Myanmar faces a humanitarian crisis following the 7.7-magnitude quake that has killed more than 1,600 people, and the country's aid needs are increasing by the hour ...