The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma. Relief efforts from Friday’s devastating 7.

Even before a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hit Myanmar, more than 3 million people in the country faced displacement.

Opposition forces in Myanmar's years-long civil war have declared a ceasefire as the country struggles to rescue survivors from a devastating earthquake feared to have killed thousands. The country's democratic shadow government announced a two-week unilateral pause in its fighting with the ruling military junta on Sunday,