The body lay wrapped in a maroon robe as a small cluster of mourners gathered last week to pay their respects. Buddhist monks chanted verses, […]
Tag: Mandalay (Myanmar)
Why Earthquake Relief Is Slow to Reach Myanmar
[] Seven days after an earthquake devastated Turkey in 2023, French volunteers used a suitcase-size radar to locate a survivor under the rubble. It was […]
They Fought to Save Lives in Myanmar. The Earthquake Claimed Theirs.
The five young doctors took up their mission together: defying Myanmar’s junta to treat the wounded through the coup and deadly military crackdown four years […]
Military Fires on Chinese Red Cross Aid Convoy in Myanmar, Rebels Say
[] Soldiers in Myanmar opened fire on a convoy of vehicles carrying relief supplies from the Chinese Red Cross for earthquake victims in the badly […]
In Photos: An Earthquake Rocks Myanmar and Thailand
A strong earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, on Friday, damaging or collapsing bridges and buildings across a swath of Southeast Asia. At least […]
A Symbol of Mandalay’s Rapid Growth Comes Crashing Down in Earthquake
It was marketed as a place with an “earthquake-resistant foundation.” The 12-story Sky Villa Condominium complex featured the largest rooftop bar in the central Myanmar […]
Myanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors
The official death toll of the earthquake that shattered central Myanmar surpassed 1,600 people, the country’s military leaders said on Saturday, as desperate rescue workers […]
In Myanmar, Earthquake Aftershocks and Airstrikes Terrorize Residents
Myo Zaw and his team of volunteer rescue workers were the first to arrive at the site where a three-story house had collapsed in Mandalay, […]