Military Junta Unusually Requests International Humanitarian Aid
Published atMar 28, 2025 08:50 pm
After a strong earthquake hit Myanmar on the 28th, the ruling military junta has unusually requested international humanitarian aid and declared a state of emergency in six regions.
AFP reporters observed that after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing arrived at a hospital in Naypyidaw where the injured are being treated. Medical staff transporting an earthquake victim within the premises of a hospital in Naypyidaw.Military junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun told AFP at the hospital: “We hope the international community will provide humanitarian aid as soon as possible.”
The casualty figures have not been announced, but the unusually outward request for assistance from the isolated junta suggests that the casualties could be massive.
The junta's statement declares that the six worst-affected regions have entered a state of emergency, namely Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Northeastern Shan State, Naypyidaw, and Bago.
Zaw Min Tun stated that patients in Mandalay, Naypyidaw, and Sagaing need blood transfusions.
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