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The death toll from the devastating earthquake on March 28 in Myanmar has reached 3,354, according to the military junta of Myanmar. It is reported that 4,508 people were injured and 220 people went missing in the earthquake that destroyed buildings and infrastructure across the country. In addition, the United Nations aid chief has called on the world to help the disaster-stricken countries.
More than a week after the disaster, many people in the country are still homeless, and are still forced to sleep outdoors due to damaged houses or fear of further collapse. The United Nations estimates that more than 3 million people may have been affected by this earthquake. Myanmar, which has been in the grip of a civil war for four years, has been put in more trouble by the earthquake.
The UN's top aid official interviewed earthquake victims in Mandalay city in central Myanmar on Saturday. Mandalay, which is the epicenter of the earthquake, has suffered more damage. After that, he wrote on the social network X, "The situation of destruction is terrible, the world should stand with the people of Myanmar in this situation." The airport was closed after the runway was damaged due to the earthquake. In Myanmar in 2021, the army killed the power in a coup. It seems that the military government is trying hard to publicize the information inside the country, so we have to rely on the government media about the damage caused by the earthquake.
After the earthquake, Myanmar's military government declared a state of emergency in six places in the country and appealed for international assistance. Within 24 hours, assistance from some countries, including China, reached Myanmar. The Chinese team was also the first international rescue group to reach Yangon, Myanmar's largest city. China has supported Myanmar by sending more than 135 rescue workers and experts as well as medical kits and generators. China is one of the junta government's largest trading partners.
