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Here’s what to know about the challenges from the natural disaster—compounded by ongoing civil war—and where the country could go from here.
Footage captured at a maternity facility near Myanmar during the recent deadly earthquake shows two nurses based in China protecting babies. Xiong Jielan and Li Xiaoqing were shown in the video holding onto the babies when the center,
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Rescuers pulled two men alive from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar's capital early Wednesday, but most teams were finding only bodies five days after a massive earthquake hit, and concerns were growing that continued military attacks on resistance forces could jeopardize relief efforts.
With thousands injured and infrastructure crippled following Friday's quake of magnitude 7.7, regional authorities were struggling to cope and desperately needed support.
Thai authorities see "something suspicious" in Bangkok building collapse as earthquake devastation in Myanmar comes slowly into focus.
Myanmar's deadliest natural disaster in years has strengthened the position of ruling general, Min Aung Hlaing, by opening diplomatic channels closed for four years after his junta ousted an elected government to unleash a brutal civil war.
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