カテゴリー: Earthquakes
Rescuers pull a woman from the rubble three days after the quake, raising hopes of more survivors. Here’s what we know so farThe death toll from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday has surpassed 1,700 and flattened huge swathes of …
After two days there are still not enough teams to find bodies or sufficient equipment to sift through the debrisThe scale of devastation in central Myanmar is unlike anything rescue workers or medics have seen before, even in a country that has endure…
Social media footage shows water sloshing from rooftop swimming pools in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, as the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar on Friday. At least 18 people were killed in Bangkok, Thai authorities say, where officials are …
Rescue workers in Thai capital are frantically searching for 78 missing amid rubble as their loved ones watch onPluem, 18, had been working for just one month at a construction site in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district. It was her first job since leaving he…
At least 1,700 people killed as Red Cross officials warn Myanmar faces humanitarian crisis; death toll in Bangkok increases to 18Red Cross officials have warned that Myanmar faces a humanitarian crisis after the deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake.“What we…
Red Cross says devastation is of a level not seen in Asia for over a century as more than 1,700 people killedRescue volunteers, many of them poorly equipped local people, raced to find survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings across central Myanm…
Woman pulled to safety after 30 hours trapped in building a rare glimmer of hope in midst of devastation• ‘No one came’: Myanmar volunteers dig with bare hands to save earthquake victimsRescue workers battled for a second night to find survivors of Mya…
The military junta is calling for foreign aid but agencies and rescuers must navigate crumbling roads, an overwhelmed health system and ongoing fighting• Scramble to free survivors as death toll passes 1,600 after Myanmar earthquakeThe children at Brig…
Rescue teams in Thailand and Myanmar continue a desperate search for survivors after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar on Friday. The number killed in Myanmar has surpassed 1,600. Social media footage showed extensive damage in Mandalay, Myanmar’s…
Myanmar’s military rulers have called for ‘any country, any organisation’ to help as concerns grow over how rescuers will reach affected areas. This blog is now closed.Full report: Myanmar earthquake death toll risesPatients evacuated from a Bangkok ho…
Aid agencies warn of ‘extremely difficult’ response amid Myanmar’s continuing civil war with true scale of disaster yet to emergeMyanmar earthquake: latest news updates as death toll jumpsThe death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar has passe…
People in Mandalay fear further deadly tremors amid widespread poverty and aid cuts after four years of civil warMyanmar earthquake – latest updatesAs darkness fell in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city, many residents set up small tents and prepa…
International donors will need to work with the country’s fragmented local administrations as well as its military rulersRestrictions on the press and internet imposed by the military junta that rules Myanmar mean that information about the powerful ea…
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has rocked Myanmar and Thailand, bringing down buildings and prompting Myanmar’s isolated military junta to make a rare request for international aid. Initial footage from Myanmar shows widespread damage to infrastru…
Death toll rises in both countries after tectonic plates rub sideways against each other along Sagaing faultMyanmar and Thailand hit by earthquake – live updatesAn earthquake with a 7.7 magnitude has hit central Myanmar, the United States Geological Su…