Red Cross faces funding shortage in Myanmar earthquake relief

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Thursday it had received only a fraction of an emergency appeal for 100 million Swiss francs ($122.40 million USD) to help recovery efforts after Myanmar’s powerful quake last month.

The 7.7 magnitude quake on March 28, one of the strongest to hit the country in a century, killed more than 3,600 people, flattened communities and left many without food, water and shelter.