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The New York Times |
New tremors rattled survivors of Friday’s earthquake, which killed more than 1,600 people, while the government continued its bombing campaign elsewhere in the country.
Yahoo |
Last Friday's 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar's strongest in a century, jolted a region home to 28 million, toppling buildings such as hospitals, flattening communities and leaving many without fo...
CNN |
Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

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In Myanmar, Aftershocks and Military Airstrikes Terrorize Residents
New tremors rattled survivors of Friday’s earthquake, which killed more than 1,600 people, while the government continued its bombing campaign elsewhere in the country.
Myanmar military accused of airstrikes as nation grapples with devastating quakes
An armed resistance group accused Myanmar's junta of launching airstrikes on villages amid earthquake recovery efforts. The military has not responded, while opposition forces have paused offensives.
A devastating quake strains Myanmar’s embattled regime
Myanmar’s economy is in ruins, its education and health systems are a mess and the poverty rate has doubled since the junta’s takeover. About 20 million people — more than a third of the population — were already projected to need some form of humanitarian assistance this year.
UN aid chief to arrive in Myanmar on Friday
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.
Burma earthquake death toll rises to 3,085, humanitarian crisis deepens
More than 3,000 people have died from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Burma last week, which has sent the country into a deeper humanitarian crisis.
Worried families, rescue dogs bond during long days of searching at Bangkok collapse
For most of the day, somberness clouds a makeshift shelter for grief-stricken relatives of dozens of workers still missing at the site of a building collapse in Bangkok
Miracle rescues offer hope, days after deadly Myanmar earthquake
Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
Man pulled out alive after nearly 5 days in Myanmar earthquake rubble
Rescue crews in Myanmar pulled a 26-year-old man out alive from the rubble of the capital city hotel where he worked early on Wednesday, but most teams were finding only bodies five days after a massive earthquake hit the country.
Rescuers pull two men alive from ruins of hotel in Myanmar's capital
Rescuers pulled two men alive from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar's capital on Wednesday and a third from a guesthouse in another city, five days after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
Myanmar military denounced as ‘inhumane’ for continuing airstrikes after devastating earthquake
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake, which struck central Myanmar on Friday and also sent powerful jolts into neighbouring China and Thailand, has killed at least 1,644 people and injured 3,400, with military-run government still assessing the full extent of the disaster.
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Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Breach Quake Ceasefire
The regime instantly broke its 20-day ceasefire by targeting anti-regime groups as international rescue teams arrive to tackle earthquake devastation.
Senate Democrats: Trump Myanmar earthquake response ‘lagging’
Senate Democrats in a Wednesday letter criticized the Trump administration’s response to a recent earthquake in Myanmar that left thousands dead. “We write with urgent concerns about the lagging U.
Myanmar junta continues air strikes after devastating earthquake
A UN Special Rapporteur tells BBC it is "nothing short of incredible" that the military would "drop bombs when you are trying to rescue people".
Myanmar earthquake: Military regime targeting 'civilian areas' with airstrikes in wake of disaster, armed group claims
The powerful 7.7 magnitude quake struck at around 12.50pm local time (6.20am UK time) near the second-biggest city Mandalay on Friday.
The brutal war complicating Myanmar’s quake response
Last week’s violent earthquakes tore through a part of the country that had already borne the brunt of a brutal campaign by the country’s military junta to root out resistance.
Myanmar hospitals overwhelmed as military government says more than 2,000 killed in quake
At least three hospitals in the country are out of service, according to the World Health Organisation, three days after a powerful earthquake hit the country.
Myanmar’s earthquake disaster deepens a hidden war
Myanmar’s deadly earthquake has compounded the country’s civil war, deepening a humanitarian crisis in rebel-held areas where aid is blocked, and the future of the conflict remains uncertain.
UN urges aid to Myanmar quake survivors before monsoons hit, death toll climbs towards 3,000
(Reuters) -United Nations officials who surveyed earthquake damage in Myanmar urged the global community on Tuesday to ramp up aid before the looming monsoon season worsens already catastrophic conditions,
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