The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

Bodies trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings in Sagaing and Mandalay cities are decomposing in Myanmar’s heat.

Friday's deadly earthquake rattled most of Myanmar and Thailand but certain areas sustained the heaviest damage, including flattened buildings and many lost lives

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

International aid efforts are swiftly mobilising to support Myanmar in the aftermath of Friday's catastrophic earthquake which has claimed over 1,600 lives.

Myanmar's junta has pressed ahead with its campaign of air strikes despite the country's devastating earthquake, with a rebel group telling AFP Sunday seven of its fighters were killed in an aerial attack soon after the tremors hit.

King Charles has sent his 'deepest possible sympathy' to those affected by Friday's earthquake in Myanmar, after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake caused buildings to collapse and claimed the lives of at least 1,600 people.

Rescue teams and supplies arrive to help the impoverished country cope with the deadly earthquake.

Covered in dust and resembling a Buddhist statue, the face of a dead monk emerges from the rubble of a religious examination hall in Mandalay flattened by Myanmar's devastating earthquake.

Myanmar continues to be hit by a string of aftershocks, the latest being a 5.1-magnitude earthquake that struck on Sunday morning. This follows a 7.7-magnitude quake that hit on Friday leaving at least 1,700 people dead.

Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand

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