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Natural Disasters vs. Man-Made Catastrophes in Myanmar
Last week’s earthquake only compounds Myanmar’s decades-long disaster of misrule by corrupt and brutal generals.
In the race to save lives after the Myanmar quake, US rescuers are notable by their absence
Day after day, Chinese rescue teams haul children and elderly people from collapsed buildings. Cameras beam the thanks of ...
Myanmar earthquake death toll at 3,354, junta leader returns from summit
The death toll in Myanmar's earthquake has risen to 3,354, with thousands more injured or missing. The military government ...
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Quake Truce Shattered Amid January Poll Push; Dictator Bashed in Bangkok; and More
Also this week, the regime’s selective rescue effort in Naypyitaw, bullets for Chinese convoy, a traditional New Year tragedy, and selfies with Min Aung Hlaing.
Centuries of history and culture reduced to rubble after Myanmar earthquake
Myanmar's religious temples stood as symbols of faith and history. After the recent 7.7 magnitude earthquake, many are wondering: will they ever rise again or are they lost forever?
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Focus turns to a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, week after catastrophic earthquake
The quake worsened an already dire crisis with more than 3 million people displaced from their homes and nearly 20 million in ...
The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar’s earthquake
As the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyer sped past crumbled buildings, buckled roads and gaping sinkholes toward his hometown ...
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Myanmar quake-affected suffer, pray together, says archbishop
“Even in this terrible chaos, no one feels at the mercy of events,” said Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay in an April 3 ...
As Myanmar earthquake deaths top 3,000, BBC goes undercover to reveal devastation near epicenter in Mandalay
Myanmar's military rulers have kept journalists out since the devastating earthquake, so CBS News' partners at the BBC went undercover to reveal the scale of the disaster.
Inside Mandalay: BBC finds huge devastation and little help for Myanmar quake survivors
Yogita Limaye is the first foreign journalist to enter Myanmar since a huge earthquake hit the war-torn country.
Like 'living in hell': Quake-hit Mandalay monastery clears away rubble
Bare-handed monks slowly pick away the rubble that was once the wall of a historic Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, its exposed side a searing reminder of the deadly earthquake that ...