Myanmar earthquake: desperate search for survivors continues as WHO issues appeal for humanitarian aid – live

31/03/2025 06:58 The Guardian

World Health Organization issues flash appeal for $8m of emergency support amid frantic search for survivorsIn today’s First Edition newsletter, my colleague Archie Bland looks at how Myanmar is the victim of a devastating natural disaster – but also how a set of interlocking political and military circumstances have badly exacerbated the crisis. Here is an excerpt …Communications with many of the affected areas are poor, partly because many of them have been ravaged by the country’s ongoing civil war, with much of the country out of the control of the ruling junta.Sign up for the First Edition newsletter, our free daily news email Continue reading...

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