WFP says $40 million urgently needed for 850,000 earthquake victims

April 4, 2025. KIC Myanmar urgently needs $40 million to provide food assistance to 850,000 people affected by a powerful earthquake, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on April 3. In the 48 hours after a powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar, WFP continued to distribute emergency food to earthquake-affected people, providing emergency assistance to more than 24,000 people in Sagaing Region, Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay Region and …