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03/29/2025March 29, 2025
Myanmar death toll surpasses 1,000, junta says
The death toll from the on Friday has jumped to over 1,000 on Saturday, the ruling junta in the country said.
The junta’s information team said . Some 2,376 more were injured, the junta added.
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03/29/2025March 29, 2025
Indonesia offers help to Myanmar, Thailand
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has sent condolences to Myanmar and Thailand, offering help.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of both countries during this difficult time,” he wrote on X.
” stands ready to provide all necessary support for recovery efforts in the affected areas.”
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03/29/2025March 29, 2025
India sends aid flight to quake-hit Myanmar
India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said New Delhi had dispatched a humanitarian aid flight to Myanmar carrying hygiene kits, blankets, food parcels and other essentials.
“A search and rescue team and medical team is also accompanying this flight,” he said. “We will continue to monitor the developments and more aid will follow.”
The minister shared photographs on social media showing members of India’s national disaster response agency loading supplies onto the plane.
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Skip next section Myanmar junta says at least 694 dead, 1,670 injured
03/29/2025March 29, 2025
Myanmar junta says at least 694 dead, 1,670 injured
Myanmar authorities said the death toll from Friday’s massive earthquake in the country has jumped to 694, adding 1,670 people were injured.
The powerful 7.7-magnitude quake destroyed buildings, downed bridges, and buckled roads across swathes of Myanmar.
It was the biggest quake to hit the Southeast Asian nation in over a century, according to US geologists.
The tremors were powerful enough to severely damage buildings across Bangkok, hundreds of kilometers away from the epicenter.
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Welcome to our coverage of the Myanmar-Thailand quake
The Myanmar junta on Saturday revised upwards the number of people who were killed and wounded in Friday’s powerful earthquake.
The 7.7 magnitude quake had an epicenter near Myanmar’s second largest city of Mandalay.
It struck Friday at midday and was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock.
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