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Myanmar Junta’s Affirms December Election Despite Earthquake Chaos
- The Overseas Community Affairs Council announced a fundraising campaign for Myanmar earthquake survivors, aiming to aid reconstruction and provide essential items like food and medical supplies from April 8 to May 31, according to OCAC head Hsu Chia-ching.
- The death toll from the earthquake in Myanmar has surpassed 3,600, with over 17.2 million people in urgent need of necessities, as reported by the Associated Press.
- The health system in Myanmar is overwhelmed, with hospitals unable to cope and over 500,000 people without access to life-saving care, according to UN humanitarian affairs coordination office .
- Many survivors are in urgent need of shelter and food, as displacement and market disruptions from the earthquake worsen living conditions, according to Hsu.
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UN special envoy Julie Bishop makes trip to war-torn Myanmar after devastating earthquake
The U.N.’s special envoy for Myanmar, Australia’s Julie Bishop, has met with the military-run nation’s foreign minister. Her mission followed a massive earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people and in the larger context of the country’s civil war. Myanmar’s…
UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Myanmar following earthquake
The United Nations (UN) warned on Tuesday that the humanitarian situation in Myanmar is worsening following the two earthquakes that struck the country on March 28. The UN emphasized the need for international cooperation to help restore livelihoods and prevent similar events from having such devastating impacts in the future. Titon Mitra, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Representative in Myanmar, stated that the consecutive earthqu…
An operator tells AsiaNews about the situation in the areas affected by the earthquake at the end of March: the military often blocks cargo, fueling fear and uncertainty. The regime, committed to rebuilding its offices instead of bringing relief to the population, would like to hide the displaced. No coordinated effort to extract the bodies of the dead from the rubble. “Huge needs, but we can still reach the most vulnerable.”
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