Rains add to misery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises to 3,471

Heavy rains have lashed parts of earthquake-hit Myanmar, complicating relief efforts and raising the risk of disease as the death toll from the powerful quakes that struck the country on March 28 rose to at least 3,471. Aid workers in the hard-hit city of Mandalay, near the epicentre of the earthquake, said on Sunday that rains and winds hit tent camps in the area overnight and in the morning, soaking survivors and their belongings.

Staff housing in Myanmar’s capital abandoned as foul odors emerge after quake

Staff housing in Naypyidaw’s Zabuthiri Township lies abandoned, with foul odors emanating from the severely damaged buildings on 3 April, one week after a powerful earthquake struck Myanmar. Due to the extremely powerful earthquake, many staff housing buildings were destroyed in Zabuthiri Township, resulting in fatalities. Rescue teams continue searching for dead bodies in front of some housing complexes, while in some areas, people are seen retrieving belongings from the rubble.

Public toilets and bathing facilities urgently needed in earthquake-hit regions of Myanmar

The “2025 Myanmar Earthquake Emergency Response Coordination Unit” has announced that public toilets and bathing facilities are urgently needed for people in areas devastated by the recent earthquake, particularly in Mandalay, where many of them remain displaced and are living on the streets. A report released on 4 April highlights growing sanitation concerns in temporary encampments, where the absence of adequate hygiene infrastructure has heightened the risk of infectious disease outbreaks.

Myanmar Earthquake: The Death Toll Crosses 3,400; UN Seeks World Aid | N18G

More than 3,400 people have died since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28. Rescue operations continue but 220 people are still missing under the rubble. UN Relief Chief urges the world to rally behind the people of Myanmar.

In Myanmar, a heartless junta deepens earthquake despair with ‘collective punishment’

In the heartbreak of disaster, Myanmar’s hated junta has been handed a lifeline. As stunned, bloodied survivors sift through the rubble of the country’s deadliest earthquake in decades, bracing for even darker days ahead, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is seizing the opportunity – to secure his grip on power and manoeuvre back into the diplomatic fold.

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

It is expected that urban centres will have to be razed and reconstructed almost entirely. But it remains unclear how the country’s embattled and isolated military will afford to rebuild. Doing so will cost billions of dollars, and it has no access to international finance, nor the legitimacy needed to secure money from the World Bank or Asian Development Bank, say analysts.

Six Political Prisoners Died in Quake: Rights Group

Myanmar’s March 28 earthquake destroyed two women’s wards at Obo Prison, Mandalay Region, killing at least six female political prisoners, according to the Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM). It said at least 12 people died in the prison, including six political prisoners Ma Moe Thuzar Khaing, Daw Lae Lae Soe, Daw Khin Ohn Shwe, Ma Kay Kay Win, Ma Pa Pa Win and Ma Phyu Wai Wai. The other six have not been named. The PPNM said injured Obo prisoners were being denied hospital treatment.

US ups Myanmar quake aid, says others should bear burden

The United States said on Friday it was raising its assistance to earthquake-hit Myanmar but added it was unfair to expect the nation to keep leading humanitarian relief around the world. The State Department said it was adding $7 million on top of an earlier $2 million, channeled through groups already on the ground in the military-run country where more than 3,000 people are confirmed dead.

Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000; heat and rains fuel disease risk

Extreme heat and heavy rain in Myanmar could cause disease outbreaks among earthquake survivors camping in the open, global aid bodies warned on Thursday, complicating rescue efforts made difficult by a civil war, as the death toll surpassed 3,000.

Aftershocks and Airstrikes: What Myanmar’s deadly earthquake means for the country’s resistance

As Myanmar’s brutal civil war continues to rage, an unexpected force has entered the battlefield: nature’s wrath. 

A powerful earthquake recently struck the country, hitting Sagaing and Mandalay regions the hardest, killing thousands and shaking an already fragile landscape where resistance fighters battle the junta into an expanse of pure chaos. But beyond the destruction, could this seismic shift alter the trajectory of the war itself?

With scant help from junta, rescue operations continue nearly one week after Myanmar quake

Local emergency response teams were joined by foreign relief workers in recovering bodies and continuing search and rescue operations that have continued this week despite the narrowing odds for survival as time elapsed since the quake.

Myanmar Earthquake Didn’t Spare Naypyitaw’s Elite Enclaves

The regime initially refused to disclose the scale of damage in Naypyitaw, but the junta boss, during a visit to Parliament the same day, publicly admitted that it was massive. On Friday, one week after the quake, the junta announced that Naypyitaw had the second highest death toll with 511 after Mandalay’s 2,053.

Disinformation and denial amid Myanmar’s humanitarian collapse

In Myanmar, the truth is often one of the first casualties during armed conflict and natural disasters. The report Aid Under Attack, released on 2 April by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity Government (NUG), paints a chilling portrait of Myanmar’s military junta exploiting both tragedy and truth. As natural disasters strike – most recently the devastating 28 March earthquake – the military junta has not only obstructed humanitarian aid but has deployed an arsenal of lies to shift blame and sow confusion.

Myanmar junta bombs Mandalay Region’s Singu Town twice within four days

Myanmar’s junta carried out two airstrikes on Singu Township in Mandalay Region within four days, striking civilian targets, according to revolutionary forces. Junta jet fighters carried out the bombings on 30 March and 2 April.  The fighters bombed Pyae Soe Aung ward, Lat Pan Hla village, in Singu Township, on 30 March destroying two houses and a tent, according to the locals.

Myanmar junta’s air force launches aerial attack on Mindat, Chin State

The Myanmar Air Force attacked Mindat, Chin State, with 500-pound bombs at 6:25 pm and 10:30 pm on 1 April, local organizations reported.

The junta’s bombing of Chin State occurred in the aftermath of an earthquake, centred near Sagaing and Mandalay, which caused widespread damage and requiring urgent relief efforts.

Burma earthquake death toll rises to 3,085, humanitarian crisis deepens

More than 3,000 people have now died from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Burma last week, which destroyed thousands of buildings and sent the war-torn country into a deeper humanitarian crisis.  Burma’s military-led government announced that the death toll from Friday’s earthquake rose to 3,085, while 4,715 people were injured and another 341 are missing. 

With US absent, China steps in for earthquake-hit Myanmar

China has sent more than 30 rescue teams with over 600 personnel, and the Chinese Red Cross has provided 1.5 million yuan ($205,563.93) in cash help, the ministry told Reuters. "China will continue to stand firmly with the people of Myanmar, overcome difficulties and help them overcome the disaster and rebuild their homes as soon as possible," it said, adding that it will participate in disaster loss assessment and post-disaster reconstruction.

Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Breach Quake Ceasefire

Myanmar’s regime conducted airstrikes on Sagaing Region and Kachin State on Thursday, hours after it declared a ceasefire for earthquake relief operations. Five days after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, claiming over 3,000 lives, the junta on Wednesday announced a 20-day ceasefire until April 22.

Ava, the ancient capital of central Myanmar is left in ruins

A powerful earthquake killed at least 300 people in the town of Tada-U, while also devastating historic pagodas and religious sites in the ancient city of Ava, Mandalay Region, sources told Myanmar Now.

Three people died when a sightseeing tower collapsed in the city, a popular tourist hotspot in Tada-U Township, while many ancient religious buildings suffered extensive damage.

120 Organizations Jointly urge Myanmar’s junta to lift Internet, communications, and press freedom restrictions

On 31 March, 120 civil society organizations issued a joint statement urging Myanmar’s junta to lift internet service restrictions, communication blackouts, and press freedom limitations imposed in earthquake-affected areas.

Uncertainty, dangers loom for Myanmar women, girls, and other vulnerable populations after earthquake

Last week’s earthquake in Myanmar is the latest of a series of unprecedented challenges the country’s people have confronted since the military junta attempted a coup on February 1, 2021. The quake’s effects have once again aggravated and highlighted the vulnerability of women, girls, and gender-diverse people, who often bear the brunt of impacts from disaster. The quake comes months after Typhoon Yagi, a massive monsoon that led to the deaths of 844 people in September 2024, disproportionately affecting women and girls.

The man mourning 170 loved ones lost in Myanmar's earthquake

Three mosques collapsed, including the biggest one, Myoma, killing almost everyone inside. Hundreds of kilometres away, the former imam of Myoma mosque, Soe Nay Oo, felt the quake in the Thai border town of Mae Sot. In the following days, he found out that around 170 of his relatives, friends and members of his former congregation had died, mostly in the mosques. Some were leading figures in the city's close-knit Muslim community.

Myanmar junta admits to firing on Chinese Red Cross aid convoy

The Myanmar military junta has confirmed in a statement that military troops had opened fire on a Chinese Red Cross aid convoy en route to assist victims of the March 28 earthquake that struck Sagaing and Mandalay regions.

The Chinese convoy, consisting of nine vehicles, was targeted while traveling near Nawnghkio Township in northern Shan State.

Survivors near Shan State’s Inle Lake struggle after quake destroys communities

Last Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake has left thousands of survivors in urgent need of humanitarian aid in southern Shan State’s Nyaung Shwe Township, local sources told Myanmar Now on Tuesday.  “Nearly every village needs help,” a humanitarian volunteer said. “There are many essentials needed, including utensils.” The earthquake killed an estimated 90 people in the township and is confirmed to have killed almost 3,000 in the country, with the confirmed death toll expected to rise. 

Junta rejects quake ceasefire, death toll hits 2,719

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Myanmar’s ruling junta, has categorically rejected ceasefire proposals from ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) intended to facilitate desperately needed earthquake relief. Instead, he has declared a continuation of military operations, a move that directly undermines humanitarian efforts as the earthquake’s death toll escalates to 2,719 with 400 still missing and over 4,000 injured.

The Unsung Heroes of Disaster Rescue Saving Lives in Myanmar

In Myanmar and Thailand, highly trained search-and-rescue dogs from both civil protection and K-9 units are sniffing out survivors from Friday’s earthquake.

Asian Development Bank prepares $3 million grant to support Myanmar earthquake relief

The ADB’s Board of Directors is fast-tracking approval for a grant to be delivered through the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to provide urgent humanitarian aid. The funding will support food distribution and multi-purpose cash assistance, enabling survivors to buy essentials like drinking water, medical supplies, and shelter materials.

Myanmar quake victim rescued after 5 days as aid calls grow

Rescuers on Wednesday pulled a man alive from the rubble five days after Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, as calls grew for the junta to allow more aid in and halt attacks on rebels.

UN urges aid to Myanmar quake survivors before monsoons hit, death toll climbs towards 3,000

United Nations officials who surveyed earthquake damage in Myanmar urged the global community on Tuesday to ramp up aid before the looming monsoon season worsens already catastrophic conditions, with the death toll at 2,719 and expected to surpass 3,000. Drinking water, hygiene, food, shelter and medicine are the most critical needs following extensive damage to buildings, roads and bridges, said Marcoluigi Corsi, acting humanitarian and resident coordinator following a two-day visit.

Urgent need for shelter and healthcare in Myanmar’s earthquake-hit regions

In areas affected by the earthquake, including Mandalay, Sagaing, and Naypyidaw, numerous homes and buildings have collapsed or suffered cracks, forcing many residents to live on roads and in open fields. Emergency shelter and protection from the elements are urgently needed. As of 1 April, those who evacuated their homes following the earthquake on the afternoon of 28 March remain without proper shelter. Both victims and aid workers express serious concerns about potential health problems arising from living exposed to the intense heat, day and night.

AI and satellites help aid workers respond to Myanmar earthquake damage

Satellite imagery and AI analysis showed 515 buildings in Mandalay with 80% to 100% damage and another 1,524 with between 20% and 80% damage. That showed the widespread gravity of the disaster, but, just as important, it helps pinpoint specific locations of damage.

Survivors of Myanmar quake left without food, water and shelter, aid groups say

"Having lived through the terror of the earthquake, people now fear aftershocks and are sleeping outside on roads or in open fields," an International Rescue Committee worker in Mandalay said. "However, in towns and cities, safe spaces are scarce. There is an urgent need for tents, as even those whose homes remain intact are too afraid to sleep indoors." The IRC said its teams found people also urgently needed medical care, drinking water and food.

‘Noble work’ of Buddhist cremations after Myanmar quake

Since the quake hit Friday, ambulances have been bringing the remains of the dead to the crematorium in the Kyar Ni Kan neighbourhood on the outskirts of Mandalay. Some 300 bodies have been delivered in total, more than 100 on Sunday alone, forcing them to work six hours beyond their usual closing time.

After quake, Karenni State residents still endangered by ongoing airstrikes

While Karenni State escaped the worst impact of Friday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake, parts of the state suffered from landslides and damage to buildings. At 4pm on Sunday, two days after the quake, the junta launched airstrikes in Karenni State’s Hpruso Township using 500-pound and 300-pound bombs, according to the local outlet Karenni People’s Voice. 

The junta has also launched airstrikes in other regions since the earthquake

Civil servants left homeless as Myanmar’s capital reels from impact of massive quake

The massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck near Mandalay last Friday has not only laid waste to large parts of Myanmar’s last royal capital, but has also devastated the seat of its current military rulers, leaving many in Naypyitaw, the junta’s “abode of kings,” scrambling for a place to live.

Myanmar Junta Blocks News as Scale of Naypyitaw Quake Devastation Emerges

Myanmar’s junta has imposed a news blackout on heavy earthquake casualties among military personnel in Naypyitaw, as well as severe damage to local battalions, according to military defectors. Friday’s 7.7-magnitude quake wreaked havoc on the war office headquarters, three battalions and an interrogation barracks in the administrative capital, said former captain Zin Yaw.

Myanmar: Allow Immediate Aid to Quake-Stricken Areas

Myanmar’s military junta should allow immediate unfettered access to humanitarian aid for earthquake survivors and lift restrictions that impede the emergency response, Human Rights Watch said today. Since the earthquake struck at 12:50 p.m. on March 28, 2025, the military has carried out airstrikes and limited internet access in severely affected areas, further complicating the humanitarian response.

Woman pulled alive from Myanmar earthquake rubble; race to find more survivors

Rescuers freed a woman from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar, officials said on Monday, a glimmer of hope three days after a massive earthquake that killed around 2,000 as searchers in Myanmar and Thailand raced against time to find more survivors.

Junta blocks quake coverage as death toll jumps to 1,700

The military junta has barred international journalists from accessing areas devastated by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28, effectively shrouding the disaster in a veil of information blackout.

ONE Championship’s Aung La N Sang mobilises aid for Myanmar earthquake victims – ‘we must stand together’

ONE Championship legend Aung La N Sang is mobilising aid for his beloved home country of Myanmar after the devastating effects of the recent earthquake.

Myanmar quake response hampered by lack of equipment as international teams arrive

The window to find earthquake survivors buried under rubble is closing fast in two South-East Asian cities more than 1,000 kilometres apart, as the death toll from Friday's 7.7-magnitude quake passes 1,700. 

Myanmar quake rescues raise hopes three days after deadly tremblor

Rescuers freed four people from collapsed buildings in Myanmar on Monday, Chinese media reported, offering some hope three days after a massive earthquake that killed around 2,000 as searchers in Myanmar and Thailand raced to find more survivors. Among those rescued from the rubble in Mandalay in the early hours of Monday were a pregnant woman and a girl, the Xinhua news agency reported.

Myanmar earthquake: woman trapped for days pulled alive from the rubble

A woman trapped beneath the remains of a hotel building for nearly 60 hours after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar was pulled alive from the rubble on Monday, officials said, in a rare moment of hope for rescue teams scrambling to find survivors.

Myanmar-Thailand earthquake live updates: Worst damage in Asia in 100 years, NGO says

Myanmar is experiencing "a level of devastation that hasn't been seen over a century in Asia," the acting head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said following Friday's earthquake. "This is a level of the earthquake that we're going to see not just today, tomorrow, but for the next weeks," Marie Manrique told CNN on Sunday.

Myanmar declares week of mourning as quake death toll rises

The military junta said a week of mourning would be observed as the death toll continues to rise following Friday's devastating earthquake. Search and rescue operations are continuing.

Help Comes Slowly for War-Torn City in Myanmar Hit by Earthquake

“We are not allowed to freely enter and provide assistance,” said U Tin Shwe, a resident of Sagaing who was standing outside a military barricade at a monastery that had toppled, with monks still trapped under the debris. “Rescue operations can only be carried out with their permission.”

Myanmar cardinal after earthquake: People need everything, including peace

“When nature attacks, human beings forget all their differences. Human tears unite us. We survive as species, because we can be moved by others’ tears,” he said, whether in Thailand or Myanmar, because they are “tears of fellowship.”

Myanmar earthquake: Survivors' footage shows what it's like to be trapped in rubble

Video from the Myanmar earthquake has revealed the terrifying ordeal of being trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building. The footage shows two girls, aged 13 and 16, and their bloodied grandmother in a debris-filled space after Friday's powerful 7.7-magnitude quake.

Myanmar earthquake: More than 1,600 killed and 3,408 injured, as footage shows building's collapse

The number of people killed in Myanmar following a powerful earthquake has risen to 1,644, with 3,408 others injured, according to local reports. A further 139 people are also reportedly missing across the country.

Myanmar junta continues air strikes after devastating earthquake

Myanmar's military junta has continued to bomb parts of the war-torn country following the major earthquake there, which has killed more than 1,600 people.

Mandalay crematoriums overwhelmed as Myanmar quake death toll mounts

Mandalay's crematoriums reach breaking point as earthquake death toll soars. Bodies pile up, forcing families to cremate loved ones in the streets.

Smell of death ‘fills the air’ near epicentre of Myanmar earthquake

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

‘Wherever I looked I saw collapsed buildings’: Myanmar quake rescuers and medics struggle with size of task

After two days there are still not enough teams to find bodies or sufficient equipment to sift through the debris

Myanmar earthquake: Junta lets in aid as death toll passes 1,600

Watch this Channel 4 video to see the aftermath of the devastating earthquake on Friday.

Hundreds of Muslims Reported Killed in Mosque Collapses

Friday’s devastating earthquake in Myanmar has claimed the lives of an estimated 500 to 700 Muslims and destroyed nearly 50 mosques, many dating back to the 19th century, in Mandalay and Sagaing regions, according to the Spring Revolution Myanmar Muslim Network. Learn the full extent of the tragedy and the challenges faced by the Muslim community in Myanmar.

Powerful earthquake kills more than 140 in Myanmar, death toll likely to rise

A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction in neighbouring Thailand.

‘Our town looks like a collapsed city’: Myanmar earthquake – in pictures

This photo gallery from The Guardian documents the devastating aftermath of a powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar in March 2025.

Powerful earthquake strikes Myanmar, hitting Sagaing and Mandalay hardest

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck Sagaing Region in northwestern Myanmar today. Tremors were felt across several towns, including Sagaing, Mandalay, Kyaukse, Pyin Oo Lwin, and Shwebo in upper Myanmar. The United States Geological Survey reports that the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7, with its epicenter located near Sagaing.

Myanmar Earthquake Claims Numerous Lives, Casualties Set to Rise

Many people have died in Friday’s earthquake that struck central Myanmar, affecting neighboring countries. The regime is yet to start full-scale rescue operations amid reports of heavy to the capital, Naypyitaw. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake’s epicenter was near Sagaing town and it heavily struck Mandalay city, causing many buildings, including hotels, condos, university buildings and hospitals, to collapse.

Mass casualties feared from Myanmar earthquake

Watch the latest video from the aftermath of devastation across Myanmar after a powerful earthquake rocks the country. According to eye-witness accounts, mass casualties are expected in the worst-hit areas with the junta declaring a state of emergency in Sagaing, Mandalay, Magwe, northeastern Shan State, Naypyidaw and Bago.

Colonial-era Ava Bridge over Irrawaddy River collapses during earthquake

The 91-year-old Ava Bridge, also known as the Old Sagaing Bridge, which spanned the Irrawaddy River between Mandalay and Sagaing regions and was built by the British during the colonial period, collapsed on Friday afternoon during a powerful earthquake that affected both Myanmar and Thailand.