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BBC: Mandalay was the 'city of gold' - now it reeks of death

"...So many corpses have piled up since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck last Friday close to Mandalay, that they have had to be "cremated in stacks", one resident says...."

bbc.com/news/articles/cwyqe7g0

A woman cleans up her face as residents take shelter in a makeshift tent camp in Mandalay on April 1, 2025, a few days after the deadly Myanmar earthquake.
www.bbc.comMandalay was the 'city of gold'. Now it reeks of dead bodiesResidents in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, speak of despair and sleepless nights since last week's earthquake.

UNIMAGINABLE!

2,700+ Fatalities!

Death toll tops 2,700 in Myanmar and expected to rise, 20 confirmed dead in Thailand

Toll includes 50 children at one preschool near Mandalay

Shelter an urgent needs for displaced and survivors, aid groups say

US aid lacking due to Trump budget cuts!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Myanmar #Earthquake #Breaking #BreakingNews

reuters.com/business/environme

As Trump guts foreign aid, China and others lead Myanmar earthquake response

> A U.S. team has yet to arrive in #Myanmar after last week’s 7.7-magnitude #earthquake, while #China has already rescued six people and committed $14 million in humanitarian aid. nbcnews.com/news/world/myanmar #DonaldTrump #MAGA #USAid

NBC News · As Trump guts foreign aid, China and others lead Myanmar earthquake responseBy Nat Sumon

Myanmar: Allow Immediate Aid to Quake-Stricken Areas: Governments Should Press Junta to Lift Restrictions. “#Myanmar’s military #junta should allow immediate unfettered access to #humanitarianaid for #earthquake survivors & lift restrictions that impede the emergency response… Since the earthquake struck at 12:50 pm on March 28…the military has carried out #airstrikes & limited #internet access in severely affected areas…complicating the #humanitarian response.” | HRW hrw.org/news/2025/04/01/myanma

Medical workers transport an earthquake casualty at a hospital
Human Rights Watch · Myanmar: Allow Immediate Aid to Quake-Stricken AreasMyanmar’s military junta should allow immediate unfettered access to humanitarian aid for earthquake survivors and lift restrictions that impede the emergency response.

#Trump’s #USAID cuts cripple American response to #Myanmar #earthquake

Three days after the quake, there are NO teams from the #UnitedStates on the ground in Myanmar, a stark illustration of how Trump has upended America’s role in disaster response.

#ForeignPolicy #ForeignAid #SoftPower #USpol #geopolitics
washingtonpost.com/world/2025/

The Washington Post · Trump’s USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquakeBy Rebecca Tan

From Francis Wade: “OCHA released its flash analysis…just before…the #Myanmar #earthquake…. The big blue dot is where 1.3m people displaced by war are concentrated…bombed out…by the #junta over the past 4years. It's…just north of the…epicentre. …👉mutual aid networks are…[doing] the heavy lifting… #USAID shutdown means…some of the world's…rapid-response teams can't deploy… here are links to #donation pages for…networks…already on the ground:
👉 advancemyanmar.org/myanmar-ear
👉 springcrowdfund.org/campaign/2

#Myanmar #earthquake: ‘Officials from the ruling junta & the National Unity Government (NUG) in exile both appealed for international #HumanitarianAid. The NUG…announced a partial ceasefire amid…civil war but accused the #junta of #bombing #civilians in quake devastated zones... “The bombing hasn’t stopped... We are feeling the aftershocks of a major earthquake. People are digging trapped victims out of the rubble with their bare hands & the military is bombing”…’ | UCA ucanews.com/news/mandalay-leve