Photo Exhibition: 7.7 MMERQK, Capturing Myanmar People’s Unheeded Cry
Myanmar has recently experienced its most devastating earthquake in a century, a magnitude 7.7 event that struck the central region of Myanmar on March 28, 2025. This earthquake is among the most powerful globally in recent years and resulted in significant casualties. As of April 5, the disaster in Myanmar has led to 5,330 fatalities, […]
The Earthquake’s Enduring Impact on Myanmar’s Economy
The devastating earthquake that struck central Myanmar on 28 March caused widespread destruction in Mandalay and Sagaing regions, as well as Naypyidaw Union Territory. By mid-April, the confirmed casualties numbered 3,649 dead and 5,018 injured. The earthquake destroyed 1,850 buildings in Sagaing and Mandalay and damaged another 2,250. These figures likely understate the earthquake’s true […]
More than 200 killed in at least 243 military strikes across Myanmar since the earthquake.
The United Nations decried Friday continuing deadly attacks by Myanmar’s military despite a ceasefire declared following a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 3,800 people, Azernews reports, citing Arab News. “The unremitting violence inflicted on civilians, despite a ceasefire nominally declared in the wake of the devastating earthquake on 28 March, underscores the need for the […]
Myanmar’s military regime strikes Kachin ‘jungle hospital’ three times within a single week
By Vibhu Mishra 2 May 2025 Humanitarian Aid More than a month after two powerful earthquakes devastated Myanmar, the country is spiralling deeper into crisis as continued military attacks, obstructed aid access and widespread displacement leave nearly 6.3 million people in urgent need. The 28 March quakes killed over 3,800 people and damaged or […]
Myanmar’s earthquake has ravaged the already war-torn nation — but for its widely condemned military leaders, it presents an opportunity.
CNN — Earthquakes are devastating for those who have lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods, but for military dictators clinging to power, such disasters can also bring opportunity. Myanmar’s military rulers have spent the past four years waging a brutal civil war across the Southeast Asian country, sending columns of troops on bloody rampages, torching […]
Myanmar Earthquake – A Nation in Crisis Amidst Disaster
On March 28 2025, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck through the heart of Myanmar and Thailand. It was the most powerful earthquake in the region since 1912, devastating central regions like Mandalay and Sagaing. With over 3,600 people already confirmed dead, more than 5,000 injured, and hundreds still missing, the country is in disarray, desperately […]
The Earthquake Offers ASEAN a Chance to Rethink Its Humanitarian Strategy in Myanmar
On April 18, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that he had met with Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military junta, to discuss the response to the powerful earthquake that hit central Myanmar in late March. He subsequently claimed that the junta had agreed to extend the ceasefire it announced on […]
Myanmar’s earthquake death toll rises to 3,770
Yangon, April 29 (IANS) The death toll from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,770 as of April 28, the state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Tuesday. In addition, 5,106 people were injured and 106 people were reported missing, Xinhua news agency reported. Myanmar has experienced a total of 157 aftershocks following the […]
Deadly Myanmar Earthquake: Satellite Data Reveals Surface Displacement
Earth-observing satellites reveal significant ground shift in central Myanmar following the devastating earthquakes that ravaged the area in March. Earth-observing satellites reveal significant ground shift in central Myanmar following the devastating earthquakes that ravaged the area in March. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite captured radar images of the country just one […]
A Month After the Earthquake, Thousands in Myanmar Remain Unassisted
Yangon (AsiaNews) – A month has passed since the earthquake that shook Myanmar on 28 March with a magnitude of 7.7. At least 42,000 people out of a total of 200,000 displaced are still living in temporary shelters. This is according to the humanitarian organisation Save the Children, which also points out that the structures […]
