Military Fires on Chinese Red Cross Aid Convoy in Myanmar, Rebels Say
Soldiers in Myanmar opened fire on a convoy of vehicles carrying relief supplies from the Chinese Red Cross for earthquake victims in the badly hit city of Mandalay, according to…
A Symbol of Mandalay’s Rapid Growth Comes Crashing Down in Earthquake
It was marketed as a place with an “earthquake-resistant foundation.” The 12-story Sky Villa Condominium complex featured the largest rooftop bar in the central Myanmar city of Mandalay and a…
In Myanmar, Earthquake Aftershocks and Airstrikes Terrorize Residents
Myo Zaw and his team of volunteer rescue workers were the first to arrive at the site where a three-story house had collapsed in Mandalay, a little after 8 p.m.…
Myanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors
The official death toll of the earthquake that shattered central Myanmar surpassed 1,600 people, the country’s military leaders said on Saturday, as desperate rescue workers raced to find survivors and…
In Myanmar’s Earthquake, Some See Political Omens
The dust from the devastating earthquake on Friday was still churning in Myanmar when an existential question swirled into the mix: Could this fatal clash of tectonic plates, which added…
Volunteer Rescuers in Mandalay Sift Through Earthquake Rubble
In Mandalay, near the epicenter of the quake that rocked the region, volunteer rescue workers raced against time as they combed through the ruins of apartments, monasteries and mosques to…
What We Know About the Earthquake in Myanmar
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, sending shock waves across Southeast Asia and causing deaths and damage hundreds of miles away from the epicenter. The military junta in…
High Toll Is Feared After Earthquake Batters Myanmar and Thailand
A powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, gouging open roads, toppling century-old religious monuments and destroying multistory buildings as it shook a vast expanse of Southeast Asia and dealt…
Myanmar Earthquake Pushes a Hospital in Mandalay to Its Limits
In the parking lot of Mandalay General Hospital, dozens of patients — many with their heads and arms bandaged — were lined up on stretchers, or cardboard, in 100-degree heat.…