Myanmar earthquake survivors face crisis amid junta attacks, aid obstruction

Mizzima

One month after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar and parts of Thailand, killing at least 3,600 people and injuring thousands more, survivors are now battling a dual crisis – the destruction caused by the quake and continuing attacks from the country’s military junta.

According to a new report by the Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma), Beneath the Cracks: Devastation and Destruction by the Junta in the Earthquake Aftermath, the military has launched nearly 300 attacks in quake-affected areas since the disaster on March 28. These include airstrikes and artillery bombardments in Sagaing and Mandalay Regions and Chin, Karen, and Kachin States, even during periods when the junta claimed to observe a ceasefire.