Myanmar Update
Earthquake Tragedy in Myanmar Causes Humanitarian Crisis (Shelter clean water and medicine are in short supply) as Death Toll Rises to over 2,719 people with estimates to reach 10,000.
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Reuters World News
GENEVA, April 1 (Reuters) - Shelter, clean water and medicine are in short supply following the earthquake in Myanmar that has caused significant structural damage and had a devastating human toll, the United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday.
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday, which killed more than 2,700 people and left more than 4,500 injured, severely damaged critical infrastructure including major bridges and roads.
Source: Water and medicine in short supply after Myanmar earthquake, says UN | Reuters
Reuters World News
March 31, 2025
Summary
China says rescuers pull four survivors from Mandalay rubble
Thai efforts focus on collapsed Bangkok skyscraper, 75 missing
Death toll 2,065 in Myanmar, 19 confirmed dead in Thailand
Myanmar's civil war complicates quake relief efforts
Rebel group says military still conducting airstrikes
Source: Search for quake survivors intensifies in Myanmar, Thailand; death toll exceeds 2,000 | Reuters
Reuters World News
March 30, 2025
"Myanmar faces a humanitarian crisis following the 7.7-magnitude quake that has killed more than 1,600 people, and the country's aid needs are increasing by the hour, Red Cross officials said on Sunday."
Source: Myanmar faces humanitarian crisis after quake, IFRC says | Reuters
Reuters World News
March 29, 2025
A powerful 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar killing over 1,600 people making an already difficult situation for 1.5 million people displaced due to war dire.
United States organizations think deaths could be in the thousands according to Reuters World News.
Source: Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,600, as junta lets in foreign rescuers | Reuters
Reuters World News
March 28, 2025
According to Reuters World News, BANGKOK, A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area...as far as Thailand
Much of the devastation was in Myanmar's second-largest city, Mandalay, which lies close to the epicentre of the 7.7 magnitude and was followed by a powerful aftershock and several more moderate ones.
United Nations News
According to United Nations News, the earthquake has just made matters worse for "some 1.6 million IDPs," (Internally Displaced Persons), "out of the total 3.5 million already displaced, live in these areas and the catastrophe will only exacerbate hardships."
Current Ongoing Situations and Background of Events
2025 - 2021
Myanmar Situation Overview 2025
According to the UNHCR, "A surge in the conflict in Myanmar has increased displacement within the country and outflows across the border, and the protection and humanitarian outlook for 2025 appears likely to worsen."
Myanmar Emergency Update October 2024
As of 31 October 2024 the number of IDP - Internally displaced peoples has increased significantly since the beginning of the year to 3,456,200 people.
Myanmar Emergency Update September 2024
As of 2 September 2024 the number of IDP - Internally displaced peoples has increased significantly to 3,361,100 people.
Myanmar Emergency Update March 2024
As of 4 March 2024 the number of IDP - Internally displaced peoples has increased significantly to 2,788,400 people.
Three years after the events of 1 February 2021, widespread conflict continues to drive displacement and exacerbate needs across multiple states and regions in Myanmar.
Intensified airstrikes, artillery shelling, drone attacks as well as the use of anti-personnel landmines and cluster bombs are impacting forcibly displaced people and host communities, particularly in Rakhine State and the North-West Region.
Humanitarian access constraints continued to expose people to various protection risks and restrict the delivery of critical assistance and protection.
Coping capacities have been stretched to the limit, with food, emergency shelter and core relief items (CRIs) identified as the most urgent needs.
For Full Report go to: Myanmar: Emergency Regional Update | Global Focus (unhcr.org)
UN News Report May 23, 2023,
The UN appealed on Tuesday for $333 million to assist 1.6 million of the most vulnerable people, many of whom have lost their homes.
1.6 million in Myanmar in need of aid
With coastal winds recorded at up to 250 kilometres per hour making landfall off the Bay of Bengal on 14 May, Mocha brought flooding and landslides to an area that is home to hundreds of thousands already displaced by the protracted conflict in Myanmar, many of them the Rohingya minority of Rakhine state.
United Nations Brief Refugee Report on Myanmar Jan 2023
As of Jan 2023 Internally Displaced People are considered to be 1,545,000.
This 5 page illustrated report shows a time line of events and the number of Externally and Internally Displaced People.
In 3 months displacement has grown significantly since Oct 2022 from 1,018,000.
United Nations Mapped Refugee Report on Myanmar Oct 2022
As of Oct 2022 Internally Displaced People are considered to be 1,018,000.
This 2 page report shows a mapped time line of events and the number of Externally and Internally Displaced People.
United Nations Refugee Report on Relief Response Linked to Conflict in Myanmar Aug 2022
This 1 page report shows a overview of response events and the number of individuals and households reached and locations.
Note: Though the United Nations has responded with relief efforts, there is room for more help as you will see from the number of displaced people and the number of those helped.
PBS News Hour Report on What Happened in (Burma) Feb 1, 2021?
This story talks why Myanmar's military took over a democratically elected government, and the events that lead to a large displacement of the Myanmar (Burmese) people.
This story is provided by PBS News Hour with a 7 Minute Video and Full Transcript.