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In Myanmar, a disaster in a war zone means a slow and difficult aid response
Local groups are struggling to cope with the scale of the disaster, while the civil war means international efforts have so ...
Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar’s deadly earthquake
Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency ...
Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery after Myanmar earthquake
A report in the state-run Myanma Alinn newspaper published on Saturday said the quake’s death toll had reached 3,726.
Red Cross faces funding shortage in Myanmar earthquake relief
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Thursday it had received only a fraction of an ...
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Myanmar’s Earthquake Exposes Political Fault Lines
Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw, along Mandalay and Sagaing regions were the hardest hit. The death toll in Myanmar surpassed ...
Myanmar earthquake 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.Some 60,000 people are living in tent encampments in central Myanmar ...
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An Interview With A Fired USAID Education Officer
When Joel Runnels graduated from college, he followed the age-old tradition of young people who don’t quite know what they ...