The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

UN urges relief efforts in Myanmar as earthquake death toll crosses 3,000

The confirmed death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,455

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025

Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 3,300 as UN calls for help

UN aid chief says the world ‘must rally behind the people of Myanmar’ after a magnitude 7.7 quake flattened buildings.

Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2025

Broken and in the grip of civil war, can Myanmar rebuild after earthquake?

The junta’s poor emergency response leaves people fearing prolonged chaos, despite the relentless propaganda

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2025

Myanmar earthquake victims treated in field hospitals as WHO warns of disease risk

Temporary tent hospitals have been set up across Myanmar to treat earthquake victims as many local medical facilities are damaged or overwhelmed with injured.

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025

A week after catastrophic earthquake, focus turns to a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar

Search teams have pulled more bodies from the ruins of buildings a week after a massive earthquake rocked Myanmar killing more than 3,100 people

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025

Leaders in the Bay of Bengal region agree to improve trade ties and disasters relief efforts

Leaders of nations in the Bay of Bengal region have pledged to improve trade and transport cooperation as they concluded a summit in Bangkok

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025

Protest As Quake-hit Myanmar Junta Chief Joins Bangkok Summit

Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.

International Business Times · Apr 4, 2025

The Crunch: Trump takes egg (and stock prices), the data on disasters and a meandering cyclone

Charts on the stock market under Trump and mapping the Myanmar earthquake

The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2025

Myanmar military’s ‘ceasefire’ follows a pattern of ruling generals exploiting disasters to shore up control

After a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28. 2025, the country’s military and the myriad resistance groups fighting a yearslong civil war faced international calls for an immediate ceasefire. A pause in the fighting would enable vital aid to enter the major quake zones and allow rescuers to…

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2025

Post-earthquake ceasefires in Myanmar offer rare opportunity for disaster diplomacy

Temporary ceasefires announced by warring groups in Myanmar in the wake of last week’s devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake represent a rare de-escalation of a conflict that since 2021 has taken thousands of lives and uprooted more than 3 million people

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025