The death toll from a major earthquake in Myanmar has risen above 4,200, Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) media said Saturday, as the United Nations aid chief made a renewed call for the world to help the disaster-struck nation.
The March 28 quake flattened buildings and destroyed infrastructure across the country, resulting in 4,210 deaths and 6,506 people injured, with 448 people missing, according to new figures published by one of Myanmar's largest independent media organisations DVB News.
More than one week after the disaster, many people in the country are still without shelter, either forced to sleep outdoors because their homes were destroyed or wary of further collapses.
A United Nations estimate suggests that more than three million people may have been affected by the 7.7-magnitude quake, compounding previous challenges caused by four years of civil war.
The UN's top aid official on Saturday met with victims in the central Myanmar city of Mandalay -- situated close to the epicentre and now grappling with severe damage across the city.
"The destruction is staggering," Tom Fletcher wrote in a post on X.
"The world must rally behind the people of Myanmar".
The junta has reportedly conducted dozens of attacks since the earthquake, including at least 16 since a temporary truce was announced on Wednesday, the UN said on Friday.
China, Russia and India were among the first countries to provide support, sending rescue teams to Myanmar to help locate survivors.
The United States has traditionally been at the forefront of international disaster relief, but President Donald Trump has dismantled the country's humanitarian aid agency.
Washington on Friday said that it was adding $7 million on top of an earlier $2 million in assistance to Myanmar.
The March 28 quake flattened buildings and destroyed infrastructure across the country, resulting in 4,210 deaths and 6,506 people injured, with 448 people missing, according to new figures published by one of Myanmar's largest independent media organisations DVB News.
More than one week after the disaster, many people in the country are still without shelter, either forced to sleep outdoors because their homes were destroyed or wary of further collapses.
A United Nations estimate suggests that more than three million people may have been affected by the 7.7-magnitude quake, compounding previous challenges caused by four years of civil war.
The UN's top aid official on Saturday met with victims in the central Myanmar city of Mandalay -- situated close to the epicentre and now grappling with severe damage across the city.
"The destruction is staggering," Tom Fletcher wrote in a post on X.
"The world must rally behind the people of Myanmar".
The junta has reportedly conducted dozens of attacks since the earthquake, including at least 16 since a temporary truce was announced on Wednesday, the UN said on Friday.
China, Russia and India were among the first countries to provide support, sending rescue teams to Myanmar to help locate survivors.
The United States has traditionally been at the forefront of international disaster relief, but President Donald Trump has dismantled the country's humanitarian aid agency.
Washington on Friday said that it was adding $7 million on top of an earlier $2 million in assistance to Myanmar.
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