Camille Naredo

People inspect the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake. AFP photo

People inspect the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake

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EARTHQUAKE

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1743242560172032925_myanmar thailand quake.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="People inspect the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake. AFP photo"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">People inspect the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake. <em>AFP photo</em></span></span></span></div><p>BANGKOK, Thailand -- A powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,000 people in war-torn Myanmar and neighboring Thailand and caused widespread damage.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/3/29/myanmar-thailand-quake-toll-passes-700-as-rescuers-dig-for-survivors-1320">READ: Myanmar quake toll passes 1,000 as rescuers dig for survivors</a></div><p>Here is what we know about relief efforts:</p><div><strong>- China -</strong></div><p>China sent an 82-person team of rescuers to Myanmar on Saturday, Beijing&#x27;s emergency management ministry said.</p><p>A separate rescue team from China&#x27;s Yunnan arrived in Myanmar&#x27;s commercial hub Yangon on Saturday, CCTV reported.</p><p>The Chinese government will also provide Myanmar with 100 million yuan ($13.8 million) in emergency humanitarian assistance, with shipments to begin Monday, its international aid agency said Saturday.</p><div><strong>- United States -</strong></div><p>US President Donald Trump on Friday vowed Washington would assist Myanmar after it was hit by the quake.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s terrible,&quot; Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s a real bad one, and we will be helping. We&#x27;ve already spoken with the country.&quot;</p><div><strong>- India -</strong></div><p>An Indian aid flight landed in Myanmar on Saturday.</p><p>Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said a C-130 military transport plane had been dispatched carrying hygiene kits, blankets, food parcels and other essentials.</p><p>&quot;A search and rescue team and medical team is also accompanying this flight,&quot; he added.</p><p>&quot;We will continue to monitor the developments and more aid will follow.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/3/29/scientists-explain-why-myanmar-quake-was-so-deadly-1650">READ: Scientists explain why Myanmar quake was so deadly</a></div><div><strong>- South Korea -</strong></div><p>South Korea&#x27;s foreign ministry said it would send $2 million in humanitarian assistance &quot;to support urgent rescue and relief efforts&quot; after the earthquake.</p><p>&quot;The Korean government hopes that this support will help save lives and alleviate suffering in the affected areas,&quot; the ministry said in a statement.</p><p>Seoul said it could send additional assistance if the situation worsened.</p><div><strong>- WHO -</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/__ymdFei2nw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>The World Health Organization said it was mobilising its logistics hub in Dubai to prepare trauma injury supplies following the quake and had triggered its emergency management response.</p><p>The global health body was coordinating its earthquake response from its Geneva headquarters &quot;because we see this as a huge event&quot; with &quot;clearly a very, very big threat to life and health&quot;, spokesperson Margaret Harris told a media briefing.</p><div><strong>- Iran -</strong></div><p>Iran&#x27;s foreign ministry sent Tehran&#x27;s condolences to the people and governments of Myanmar and Thailand on Saturday and said it would be prepared to help with humanitarian efforts.</p><p>&quot;Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei... announced our country&#x27;s readiness to assist in the relief and rescue process,&quot; it said.</p><div><strong>- Malaysia -</strong></div><p>Malaysia&#x27;s foreign ministry said it would also send a team to Myanmar.</p><p>The deployment would consist of one commander and 49 rescue personnel &quot;to support ongoing humanitarian and disaster relief operations&quot;.</p><p>Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, of which Myanmar and Thailand are members, &quot;stands ready to assist&quot; both countries.</p><div><strong>- Indonesia -</strong></div><p>Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto sent condolences to Myanmar and Thailand, and offered to help.</p><p>&quot;Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of both countries during this difficult time,&quot; he wrote on X late Friday.</p><p>&quot;Indonesia stands ready to provide all necessary support for recovery efforts in the affected areas.&quot;</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>A powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,000 people in war-torn Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand and caused widespread damage.</p>

A powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,000 people in war-torn Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand and caused widespread damage.

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Global aid effort begins for Myanmar quake relief

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