UN urges relief efforts in Myanmar as earthquake death toll rises
The death toll from last week's massive earthquake in Myanmar rose to 3,455, state media said Saturday, as U.N. agencies and ...
Myanmar's military declares a ceasefire as earthquake deaths pass 3,000
The surprise announcement by the unelected government said the halt in fighting would run until April 22 to show compassion ...
I was in Bangkok when earthquake paralysed city — it taught me one huge lesson
Bangkok has been officially declared a disaster area by the city governor. There were initial reports of widespread ...
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What kind of support is the U.S. offering in the wake of the Myanmar quake?
The White House and former USAID staff have differing views on the nature of the U.S. response to the earthquake that struck ...
Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700
The head of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, told a forum for relief donations in Naypyitaw that 2 ...
Earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000
The death toll from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been ...
A devastating quake strains Myanmar’s embattled regime
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Mind the seismic gap: Understanding earthquake types in Guerrero, Mexico
"I did not understand what was happening around me and so I decided to study Earth sciences to add to our knowledge about the nature of earthquakes," she says, also mentioning that her studies led ...
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"I Am Free": Myanmar Teacher Pulled Out Of Rubble 5 Days After Earthquake
Myanmar earthquake survivor Tin Maung Htwe wants to ... All I could afford was to say 'save me'," he said. "I was shouting 'save me, save me'." The Swal Taw Nann guesthouse where he was staying ...
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Harvard Students Raise $60,000 in Fundraiser for Myanmar Earthquake
Harvard Students for Myanmar — in collaboration with around 30 other universities — raised more than $60,000 as of Monday ...