Good morning. It's 10AM, Sunday, 30th March. The headlines: A 7.7-magnitude quake hit #Myanmar and Thailand, causing over 1,600 deaths. #China has offered 100m yuan in aid amid a UN-noted medical shortfall. The #UK plans a summit on human trafficking, while Turkey sees a tenth day of vast anti-government rallies. VE Day will see veterans celebrated with a tea party. #BBC #News
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#Myanmar #earthquake > Kyaukse, Mandalay > West Mye Mye Kyi primary-school collapse > Death toll at 48
The dust from the devastating earthquake Friday was still churning in Myanmar when an existential question swirled into the mix: Could this portend the demise of Myanmar’s ruling junta? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/30/asia-pacific/myanmar-junta-existential-question/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #myanmar #earthquakes #minaunghlaing
The Japan Times · A question in quake-wracked Myanmar: Does this augur the end of the junta?
#Myanmar “military junta has continued to bomb parts of the war-torn country following the major earthquake there, which has killed more than 1,600 people.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7x7r8m3xlo
www.bbc.comMyanmar earthquake: Junta continues air strikes after devastating quakeA UN Special Rapporteur tells BBC it is "nothing short of incredible" that the military would "drop bombs when you are trying to rescue people".
#Earthquake #Myanmar #Thailand
From CNN.com: Before and after: Satellite images show the destruction left by Myanmar earthquake
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/asia/before-after-myanmar-earthquake-intl-hnk?cid=ios_app
CNN · Before and after: Satellite images show the destruction left by Myanmar earthquakeMyanmar was hit by a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday, with tremors felt across Thailand and in nearby Chinese provinces. Satellite images reveal the scale of the destruction.
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#Earthquake M5.3 occurred 18 mi NW of #Mandalay (#Myanmar) 11 min ago (local time 13:38:05). More info at:
https://m.emsc.eu/#app
https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1788731
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1788731
#Earthquake confirmed by seismic data.
Preliminary info: M5.2 || 18 mi NW of #Mandalay (#Myanmar) || 10 min ago (local time 13:38:05). Follow the thread for the updates
Good morning. It's 7AM, Sunday, 30th March. The headlines: A 7.7-magnitude quake hit #Myanmar and Thailand, killing more than 1,600. Myanmar's head seeks global aid. Turkey sees a tenth day of protests against the #government. The Oscars apologised for their reaction to Hamdan Ballal's detention. #BBC #News
Wildfire near Sam Ngao, Thailand. Started after the earthquake. Curious if this was power lines down. Also possibly war related, too. 17.18595, 99.01931 on 3/29/25 #Myanmar #earthquake
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Scale is not exactly, but the cluster of lights in that 3/26 image does correspond with Mandalay, Myanmar--apparently NO detectable light on the VIIRS Day/Night band satellite. #Myanmar #Burma #Earthquake #RemoteImaging #satellite
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3/26/25 (cloud free) vs. 3/28/25, I believe the big cluster of lights in mid-frame should be Mandalay. No lights. VIIRS Day/Night bamnd satellite. #Myanmar #Burma #Earthquake
Aubonrat Setnawet, an electrician’s helper, was working with her husband on the 23rd floor of a new office tower on the northern edge of Bangkok moments before disaster struck. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/30/asia-pacific/bangkok-building-search/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #bangkok #thailand #myanmar #earthquakes
The Japan Times · In Bangkok, grim vigils as people seek word of relatives at collapsed building
Rescuers search for survivors following Myanmar quake
Residents scrambled desperately through collapsed buildings searching for survivors as aftershocks rattled the devastated city of Mandalay, two days after a massive earthquake killed more than 1,600 people in Myanmar and at least 11 in neighbouring Thailand.
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0330/1504825-myanmar-quake/
RTÉ · Rescuers search for survivors following Myanmar quake
Myanmar quake toll passes 1,600 as people dig for survivors with bare hands
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y0y1py7ppo
www.bbc.comMyanmar quake toll passes 1,600 as people dig for survivors with bare handsAn acute lack of equipment, patchy communications and wrecked roads are hampering the search for survivors.
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Many areas of myanmar often only has power for a few hours at a time but the little infrastructure they have has been disrupted so even developed areas or areas that were outside of the earthquake's center have no power again. The wealthy have solar power and sustain. Major roads have also gone astray, cutting off some people's access to food.
Just a reminder that when you see news about earthquakes like this, it's a literal collapse of people's lives, and there is still a wealth (often in relation to ethno-religious classes) disparity in who survives.
In a country where many people are impoverished and unable to eat, even more so are they now isolated and many of the injured will likely never be found.
Le bilan du tremblement de terre au Myanmar a dépassé 1,6 mille morts, plus de 3,4 mille personnes ont été blessées — agence de presse Xinhua.
Time lapse of seismic waves traveling through Europe from the Myanmar earthquake, 7.7 Richter
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#Myanmar #junta continues #airstrikes after devastating #earthquake The #UN has described the attacks as "completely outrageous and unacceptable".
Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews told the BBC that it was "nothing short of incredible" that the military was continuing to "drop bombs when you are trying to rescue people" after the earthquake.
Myanmar's military has a longstanding practice of denying #aid to areas where resistance groups are active.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7x7r8m3xlo
www.bbc.comMyanmar earthquake: Junta continues air strikes after devastating quakeA UN Special Rapporteur tells BBC it is "nothing short of incredible" that the military would "drop bombs when you are trying to rescue people".
News at 9PM: A 7.7-magnitude quake struck #Myanmar and #Thailand, resulting in over 1,600 deaths in Myanmar, prompting a plea for global aid. Newcastle United marked their cup win with a parade. The Archbishop of Canterbury admits to being 'overwhelmed' by abuse claims within the church. In Turkey, anti-government protests persist as a Swedish reporter is detained. #BBC #News
