Glasgow-based Myanmar students launch fundraiser for victims of earthquake

Disease stalks the survivors of Myanmar quake as US absence compounds despair

When the earthquake hit central Myanmar, Ko Ye Ko grabbed his children and sprinted downstairs as his apartment tumbled into a pile of rubble.

‘Everything is in God’s hand’: Burmese Catholics in Indianapolis pray for stricken homeland

INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) — It could be said that the Burmese people of Myanmar have been on their own long Way of the Cross. COVID-19 struck the southeast Asian country as the pandemic swept around the world in 2020. A year later, the country’s military took power in a coup, sparking an ongoing civil war. Major flooding caused great destruction a year ago. And on March 28, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar, killing more than 3,300 people …

'It's tragic': Myanmar quake survivors describe slow pace of relief

MANDALAY, Myanmar -- Min Lwin Oo says he is only alive because he was not at Friday prayers in the village mosque with his relatives when the 7.7-magn

Glasgow-based Myanmar students launch fundraiser for victims of earthquake

A group of Glasgow students from Myanmar will launch a campaign to raise funds for those affected by the recent earthquake in their homeland.

Myanmar quake relief hampered by lack of aid, airstrikes

Myanmar's strongest earthquake since 1912 has left thousands homeless, complicating relief efforts amid an ongoing civil war.

Southeast Asia welcomes water festivals, but Myanmar’s celebrations damped by earthquake aftermath

Countries across Southeast Asia kicked off annual water festival celebrations on April 13, but in Myanmar, the holiday spirit was muted as the country continues to recover from a powerful earthquake that struck late last month