Over 200,000 displaced in Myanmar after March 28 earthquake

YANGON: More than 200,000 people have been displaced after the powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28, the official daily The Mirror reported Saturday (April 26), citing the National Disaster Management Committee (NDMC).

At the NDMC's third meeting of the year, held Friday in Nay Pyi Taw, Committee Chairman Vice Senior General Soe Win said the earthquake caused widespread destruction across ten regions and states, including Nay Pyi Taw, Sagaing, Mandalay, Bago, Magway and Shan.

He reported that 3,763 people have been killed and 5,107 injured, while 110 remained missing as of Friday. In total, 629,206 people from 128,965 households were directly affected.