The heavy rains whipped parts of the Myanmar struck by the earthquake, complicating rescue efforts and increasing the risk of illness, because the number of deaths of powerful earthquakes that hit the country on March 28 is at least 3,471.
The humanitarian workers of the city hard in Mandalay, near the epicenter of the earthquake, said on Sunday that the rains and the winds struck tent camps in the region during the night and in the morning, the survivors of soaking and their goods.
Other rain episodes were expected later in the day, while temperatures also had to climb 37 degrees Celsius (98 degrees fahrenheit).
“Time is very extreme,” said Tun Tun, a specialist in the United Nations Development Program at AFP news agency.
Help agencies have warned that the combination of non -seasonal rains and extreme heat could cause flaming of diseases, including cholera, among earthquake survivors, who camp in the open air.
Precipitation hits sagain on April 6
The rain flowed again at Sagaing around 6 a.m. on April 6. In the evening of April 5, non -seasonal rains fell into the cities of Sagaing, Mandalay and Kyaukse, causing new difficulties for victims of earthquakes on the roads. pic.twitter.com/0erqyjwjih
– Eleven Myanmar (@elevenmyanmar) April 6, 2025
The earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck a wide strip of Myanmar, which houses 50 million people, causing significant damage to six regions and states, whose capital, Naycyidaw.
He has left many electricity -free areas, telephone or telephone connections and damaged roads and bridges, which makes the full extent of devastation difficult to assess. He also aggravated an already disastrous humanitarian crisis launched by the country’s civil war which has moved more than three million people internally and left nearly 20 million in need, according to the UN.
The country’s state media led by the military now say that the earthquake caused 3,471 deaths and injured 4,671 people, while 214 remain missing.
He damaged some 5,223 buildings, 1,824 schools, 4,817 pagodas and temples, 167 hospitals and clinics, 169 bridges, 198 dams and 184 sections of the country’s main road.
“Traumatized and frightening”
Damage was particularly serious in the city of Sagaing near the epicenter, as well as in Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar.
UN chief AID, Tom Fletcher, who is in Mandalay, described the magnitude of damage as “epic” and said that survivors, who are “traumatized and frightening”, need food, water, shelters and electricity urgently.
In a video published on X, Fletcher noted that the earthquake had devastated the communities that were already in crisis. “This is an aggravated crisis,” he said. “It is an earthquake, in addition to conflicts, in addition to enormous existing needs.”
He noted that the replicas continued in the region more than a week after the earthquake. The United States Geological Survey said that a 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck south of Mandalay late on Friday.
A week after the Mandalay earthquake, with devastating damage and strong aftershocks, it is a traumatized and frightening community. We are determined to save the survivors and help them rebuild: we need the world to share this commitment. pic.twitter.com/jdsfvgvmdd
– Tom Fletcher (@unreliefchief) April 6, 2025
Although the Military Government of Myanmar, led by the main general Min Aung Hlaing, who seized the power during a coup in February 2021 overthrowing the civil government of Aung San Suu Kyi, said the temporary cease-fire on Friday, the United Nations Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights declared on Friday that the army restricted aid in the areas which did not arise.
The United Nations also said that it was investigating the military attacks reported against opponents, including after the ceasefire.
Free Birma Rangers, a rescue group, told the Reuters news agency on Saturday that the soldiers had abandoned bombs in the states of Karenni and Shan on Thursday and Friday despite the announcement of the ceasefire, killing at least five people.
The victims understood civilians, according to the founder of the group, David Eubank, who said that there had been at least seven military attacks of this type from the ceasefire.
There were no immediate comments from the military on allegations.
The American aid team was dismissed
The neighbors of Myanmar, such as China, India and the Nations of Southeast Asia, sent rescue supplies and rescuers during last week to the country, while the United States – which was until recently the first humanitarian donor in the world – promised at least $ 9 million to support the communities affected by earthquakes.
Current officials and former Americans say that the dismantling of the country’s foreign aid program affected its response.
Three American agencies for international development workers who had gone to the Myanmar after the earthquake were informed that they were abandoned, Marcia Wong, former USAID head, told Reuters.
“This team works incredibly hard, focused on obtaining humanitarian aid to those who need it. To get news from your imminent termination – how can it not be demoralizing? ” Said Wong.
The three USAID workers slept in the streets in the earthquake area, said Wong, adding that their endings would take effect in a few months.
In neighboring Thailand, during this time, the authorities declared that the number of deaths in the country of the earthquake had passed at 24 years. 77 others are still missing.
