Overview

• A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, with over 2,700 confirmed deaths and thousands more feared dead.
• Rescue teams, including over 1,000 international responders, have saved approximately 650 people, including a woman found alive after 91 hours in Naypyidaw.
• Mandalay, near the epicenter, suffered catastrophic destruction, with hundreds of buildings reduced to rubble and survivors lacking basic necessities.
• The ongoing civil war and damaged infrastructure are severely hindering relief efforts, despite a one-month ceasefire announced by ethnic armed groups.
• The World Health Organization has classified the disaster as a top-level emergency, with global organizations mobilizing aid and the junta extending national mourning until April 6.