A week after catastrophic earthquake, focus turns to a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar
- A massive earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28, devastating the region.
- Myanmar was already facing a dire humanitarian crisis due to ongoing civil war.
- Authorities reported over 3,100 deaths and thousands injured, with hundreds still missing as search teams worked.
- U.N. Secretary-General Guterres appealed for funding to "match the scale of this crisis"; Britain pledged $19.5 million.
- The earthquake worsened the humanitarian crisis, requiring increased aid amid ceasefires and continued conflict.
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Tok Mat to visit quake-hit Myanmar on humanitarian mission
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan will undertake a humanitarian mission to Naypyitaw today to express regional solidarity following the deadly earthquake in Myanmar that killed more than 3,000 people. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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