The death toll from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,770 as of April 28, the state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Tuesday.
More than 200,000 people have been displaced after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, according to the country's National Disaster Management Committee (NDMC).
These tremors ranged in magnitude from 2.8 to 7.5, according to the department, Xinhua news agency reported.
Amid growing concerns over the Centre’s decision to fence the India-Myanmar border and revoke the Free Movement Regime (FMR), the Union government has reached out to civil society organisations in Mizoram, seeking their cooperation.
India's humanitarian assistance to earthquake-hit Myanmar under Operation Brahma continued on Wednesday as the next set of pre-fabricated office and housing units carried by the Indian Air Force C-17 plane arrived at Mandalay airport.
The recent earthquake in Myanmar has once again un derscored the vulnerabilities of a region prone to seismic activity.
Myanmar's health care system is struggling to deal with the mass casualties as the death toll jumped to 2,056 on Monday after a massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake devastated several regions of the country.
Thailand on Sunday confirmed that the death toll has reached 17 and 32 injured, with 77 people missing after a powerful earthquake hit the neighbouring Myanmar, sending strong tremors across Thailand.
In total, five flights providing relief material from India have arrived in Myanmar, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
Acting as a first responder, India on Saturday launched ''Operation Brahma'' to assist the people of neighbouring Myanmar, which was rocked by a massive earthquake on Friday.
