Saturday, March 29, 2025

WORLD_ Burma Quake Deaths Toll Passes 1,600

THE EPOCH TIMES

Burma Quake Deaths Toll Passes 1,600

The State Department said that cuts to USAID have had no impact on the U.S. ability to assist with disaster response.


A man carries construction equipment as people dig through the rubble of a damaged building looking for survivors in Mandalay on March 29, 2025 Sai Aung MAIN / AFP

By Aldgra Fredly
3/29/2025 Updated: 3/29/2025


The Burmese military junta said that as of March 29, the death toll of the Friday earthquake had risen to over 1,600.

Burma (also known as Myanmar) was
hit by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake on Friday, causing widespread destruction, particularly in Mandalay city, where numerous buildings collapsed.

The junta warned that the numbers could further increase as search and rescue operations continue. Burmese junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing has since invited “any country or organization” to provide assistance,
according to local media.

Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, President Donald Trump on Friday said that his administration had spoken to the officials in Burma following the devastating earthquake.

“We’re going to be helping. We’ve already alerted the people,” Trump said. “It’s terrible what happened. We’ve already spoken with the country.”

Trump’s remarks came as a federal appeals court on Friday
allowed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to continue to lead its downsizing efforts at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)—the agency responsible for administering U.S. foreign aid—after pausing a previous lower court’s injunction.

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