Myanmar and Surrounding Areas Hit With Massive Earthquake
By Cristian Padilla
On March 28, Myanmar was significantly impacted by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake. It left over 7,000 dead with more than 530 missing. The earthquake was felt from more than 800 miles away in Bangkok, leaving another 51 dead. Other countries including China and Vietnam were also affected. Damage was widespread and left many concerned.
While there was already an ongoing humanitarian crisis due to their civil war, the situation has only deteriorated. This is just another problem added to Myanmar’s current political instability and past natural disasters. As a relief effort, opposing sides of the civil war entered a ceasefire on April 2 for 20 days that was then extended to April 30. Despite the initiation of the ceasefire, attacks proceeded.
According to the official...
