Myanmar faces mounting humanitarian crisis as earthquake death toll tops 3,500

Mizzima

Ten days after two powerful earthquakes rocked central Myanmar, the country is facing a spiralling humanitarian emergency, with over 3,500 lives lost and nearly 5,000 injured, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

The twin quakes, measuring 7.7 and 6.4 in magnitude, struck on 28 March near Mandalay and Sagaing at a shallow depth, impacting more than 17 million people across 58 townships. Over 9 million were exposed to the strongest tremors, and more than 200 people remain missing.