Catholics race against time, obstacles to help earthquake victims in Myanmar

Catholics race against time and obstacles to help earthquake victims in Myanmar

More than 60 men died after a mosque collapsed in Sagaing Township aftera 7.7-magmitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of the Action Against Hunger team in Sagaing ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 2, 2025 / 18:36 pm (CNA).... [...]

Catholics race against time, obstacles to help earthquake victims in Myanmar

More than 60 men died after a mosque collapsed in Sagaing Township aftera 7.7-magmitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of the Action Against Hunger team in Sagaing ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 2, 2025 / 18:36 pm (CNA). Rescue teams have been working against the clock in Myanmar searching for survivors under the rubble after last Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake. But the battle hasn’t just been against time or the high …

Catholic aid organizations in a race against time to provide relief in Myanmar - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

(OSV News) — As the death toll following the massive earthquake in Myanmar is expected to reach 3,000, humanitarian organizations in the region, like Catholic Relief Services, are working round the clock to get essential supplies to those in need. Cara Bragg, country manager for CRS Myanmar, said that while it’s “still too early to tell,” the devastation wrought by the 7.7 magnitude quake is “sure to cause some major, long-term impacts for peopl…

Yangon, April 3 The People's Defense Force is donating food to the monasteries and nunneries in the Sagaing Hills that have been hit by the earthquake and are in short supply, the Sagaing Township Pakatan Harapan said. The Sagaing Township Pakatan Harapan has distributed food to the monasteries and nunneries in the Sagaing Hills that have been hit by the earthquake. The Earthquake Relief Committee, formed by the Sagaing Township Pakatan Harapan,…

Catholic aid organisations in a race against time to provide relief in Myanmar

A displaced mother holds her child as she stands on a roadside waiting for a donation of relief supplies in Sagaing, Myanmar, April 2, 2025, in the aftermath of a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit midday March 28. As the death toll following the massive earthquake is expected to reach at least 3,000, humanitarian organizations in the region, like Catholic Relief Services, are working round the clock to get essential supplies to those in need. (O…

Catholic leaders in Myanmar call for global aid as earthquake death toll rises

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