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Myanmar quake response hampered by lack of equipment as international teams arrive

31 March 2025

In Myanmar, there are reports of screaming coming from piles of rubble as the window to find earthquake survivors is quickly diminishing.

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Thousands are feared dead in Myanmar’s quake. Trump’s USAID cuts will cause even more unnecessary deaths
	31 Mar: USAID accounted for a third of Myanmar’s foreign aid last year. Now, this funding is gone as the country grapples with a devastating earthquake.... more

Magnitude-7.1 earthquake hits Tonga, tsunami threat cancelled
	31 Mar: The US Tsunami Warning Centre earlier warned waves were possible within 300 kilometres of the epicentre, which struck approximately 100 kilometres off the coast of Tonga.... more

A 7.0 earthquake has struck in Tonga overnight, 78 kilometres southeast of the village of Pangai
	31 Mar: A 7.0 earthquake has struck in Tonga overnight, 78 kilometres southeast of the village of Pangai ... more

Flooding could isolate a number of Australian communities for weeks
	30 Mar: Flooding could isolate a number of Australian communities for weeks... more

Junta continues dropping bombs after Myanmar earthquake as opposition puts down arms
	30 Mar: Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government announces a unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts while the military junta continues air strikes.... more

Moana Pasifika aren't going to rest on their laurels after a shock first-ever win over the Crusaders in Super Rugby
	30 Mar: Moana Pasifika aren't going to rest on their laurels after a shock first-ever win over the Crusaders in Super Rugby... more

Rescuers at Bangkok building destroyed in earthquake using robots, dogs, drones in search for survivors
	30 Mar: As Pornsak Seingsing ran for his life out of a collapsing high-rise building in Bangkok, he could hear terrified cries at his back.... more

Some Queensland residents have been airlifted to safety after being caught up in flooding
	30 Mar: Some Queensland residents have been airlifted to safety after being caught up in flooding... more

Myanmar military asks for international help after earthquake kills 144 people and injures hundreds more
	29 Mar: Myanmar's military leader has called on any country or organisation to help his country rebuild after the devastating earthquake.... more

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