Myanmar Earthquake Effects

Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000

Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,145 as more bodies found

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,145 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, the military-led government said, and humanitarian aid groups scrambled to provide survivors medical care and shelter.

Science News · 1d

More details about the Myanmar earthquake are emerging

A phenomenon called liquefaction, which causes the ground to slump like quicksand, led to significant damage after the Myanmar earthquake. The risk of aftershock remains high.

BBC · 5d

Hundreds trapped under rubble of collapsed buildings as Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 1,600

A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with our bare hands".

Myanmar's military declares a ceasefire to ease quake relief

UPI on MSN · 3d

International rescue groups continue efforts in earthquake-devasted Myanmar

The nation of Myanmar continues to feel the effects of the two earthquakes that rocked several cities and left thousands dead and injured.

Mothership.SG · 1d

Myanmar military announces temporary ceasefire on civil war following devastating earthquake

The Myanmar junta announced a temporary ceasefire on Apr. 2 following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Mar. 28 that devastated various regions in the nation. This comes a day after the military was reported to have opened fire at a Chinese Red Cross convoy carrying earthquake relief supplies.

Associated Press · 1d

Myanmar’s military declares a ceasefire to ease quake relief

Myanmar’s ruling military has declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war to facilitate relief efforts after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, which has killed over 3,000 people.

El Mundo on MSN3h

The earthquake in Myanmar was a "special" 450-kilometer-long strike-slip fault rupture that occurred very rapidly

The large rupture, lasting only 80 to 90 seconds, had such intense effects in places located over a thousand kilometers from ...

15hon MSN

Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000; heat and rains fuel disease risk

Extreme heat and heavy rain in Myanmar could cause disease outbreaks among earthquake survivors camping in the open, global ...

3don MSN

Lessons from the Myanmar earthquake: Disaster preparedness

The 7.7 Myanmar temblor raises questions about earthquake preparedness in Southeast Asia — and California. What can the rest ...

Myanmar military fires on convoy bringing aid to earthquake-hit regions

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has also rejected calls for a ceasefire to facilitate the delivery of desperately needed ...

How the Myanmar Earthquake Shook Skyscrapers in Bangkok

Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions.

America Magazine1d

Catholic Relief Services responds to Myanmar earthquake disaster

Hospitals are overwhelmed, and people are sleeping out on the streets, anywhere they can, in fields and playgrounds and ...

Extensive damage in Myanmar capital after massive earthquake

Rescue crews in Myanmar were grappling with a mammoth clear-up operation on Wednesday, five days after a powerful earthquake slammed the southeast Asian country, toppling buildings and killing ...

BBC On The Ground In Myanmar After Earthquake

BBC's Yogita Limaye becomes first foreign journalist to enter the country since disaster ...

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