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Myanmar natural disasters

Inside Myanmar’s Civilian-Centered Earthquake Relief Effort
By Phone Min Thant and Jung Ryu
With the military mostly absent from post-earthquake rescue and recovery, ordinary people have taken it upon themselves to spearhead reconstruction efforts.

Earthquake Presents ASEAN With An Opportunity to Reimagine Its Approach to Aid in Myanmar
By Han Ya
The Southeast Asian bloc's preferred approach and mechanisms are ill-suited to Myanmar’s contested political realities.

Myanmar’s Post-Earthquake Ceasefires: Empty Gestures or Prelude to Peace?
By Naw Theresa
While the chances of success are slim, ceasefires are a necessary step toward a resolution to the country's civil war.

Myanmar Junta Announces Extension of Earthquake Ceasefire
By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement came amid reports of junta airstrikes in resistance-held regions of the country.

Malaysian PM Anwar to Meet Myanmar Junta Chief in Thailand
By Sebastian Strangio
The Malaysian leader says that he will push for an extension of the junta's ceasefire in order to facilitate earthquake recovery efforts.

Myanmar Junta’s Affirms December Election Despite Earthquake Chaos
By Sebastian Strangio
The biggest obstacle to the election will not be damage from the disaster but rather the fraught political position that prevails in much of the country.

Rainfall, Extreme Heat Complicating Myanmar Earthquake Relief Efforts
By Sebastian Strangio
Aid workers have warned that there is an increased risk of disease outbreaks at the outdoor camps housing quake survivors.

Myanmar and the Gutting of USAID
By Naw Theresa
The Trump administration's foreign aid cuts have crippled U.S. efforts to support earthquake relief efforts. But that's not the only damage they will do.

Airstrikes Amid Earthquakes: Myanmar’s Double Disaster
By Myra Dahgaypaw and La Min
The junta's muddled and repressive response to the devastating March 28 earthquake show where its priorities really lie.

Myanmar Junta Announces Ceasefire to Aid Earthquake Recovery Efforts
By Sebastian Strangio
The ceasefire, which will run until April 22, follows similar announcements from major ethnic rebel groups.

Myanmar Earthquake Toll Rises Over 2,000 as Rescue Operations Continue
By Sebastian Strangio
The devastating March 28 earthquake was the largest to hit central Myanmar since 1839.

Death Toll from Myanmar Earthquake Tops 1,700 as Aftershocks Hit
By Sebastian Strangio
The country's civil war has hampered relief efforts, while junta controls have made it hard to gauge the quake's impact in remote regions.
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