A week after catastrophic earthquake, focus turns to a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar

Myanmar, one week after the quake. Still, the number of deaths is increasing and the humanitarian situation is worsening.

Focus on humanitarian crisis a week after Myanmar quake

The UN's humanitarian chief is visiting Myanmar in a bid to spur urgent action to help survivors of a devastating earthquake in the strife-torn country.

After the devastating earthquake, it took the Burmese military government five days to announce a ceasefire in its civil war against ethnic armed groups and...

Earthquake rescue efforts in Myanmar turn from finding survivors to growing humanitarian crisis

Search teams pulled more bodies from ruins, a week after a massive earthquake rocked Myanmar killing more than 3,100 people, amid a the country's civil war.

A week after catastrophic earthquake, focus turns to a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar

BANGKOK (AP) — Search teams in Myanmar recovered more bodies from the ruins of buildings on Friday, a week after a massive earthquake killed more than 3,100 people, as the focus turns toward the urgent humanitarian needs in a country already devastated by a continuing civil war. United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher, who is also the emergency relief coordinator, arrived Friday in Myanmar in an effort to spur action following the March 2…

UN aid chief to arrive in Myanmar on Friday

UNITED NATIONS — United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher will arrive in earthquake devastated Myanmar on Friday, said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he appealed for more international funding and rapid, unimpeded aid access in the country.