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.
India will send more than 15 tonnes of relief material to Myanmar following a series of powerful earthquakes that has led to the death of over 144 people and injuring more than 700, sources said.
The United Nations is mobilising relief for quake-hit Myanmar where nearly 150 people have died, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.
Another earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter Scale, hit Myanmar late on Friday, the National Center for Seismology reported.
He extended his heartfelt prayers for the safety and well-being of those impacted by the calamity.
A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday with an aftershock of 6.4 magnitude just 12 minutes later.
