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2 April 2025

India provided 40 tons of humanitarian aid to the earthquake-affected people in Myanmar on March 31, 2025, using two warships. India provided humanitarian aids to the earthquake-affected people in Sagaing, Magway, Mandalay, Naypyidaw Council Territory and northeastern Shan State due to the earthquake that rocked in Myanmar on March 28.

Indian Navy warships INS Satpura (F-48) and INS Savitri (P-53) carrying relief supplies and food arrived in Yangon at 2:30 pm on March 31. The Indian Ambassador then handed over humanitarian aid to Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein.

The aid provided by India includes instant noodles, nutritious biscuits, plastic containers, plastic water cups, personal hygiene items, tents, tarpaulins, clothing, hygiene products, and medicines, weighing a total of about 40 tons.

The Indian government has sent earthquake relief teams and is rescuing trapped people.

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1 April 2025

The people are wondering how the State Administration Council (SAC) has planned for earthquake relief and reconstruction regarding casualties as well as the collapse of buildings, roads and bridges due to a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck centering in Sagaing near Mandalay on March 28.

The SAC chairman said that the relief and rehabilitation of the earthquake-affected people would be carried out in three phases.

He made the remarks during a special meeting to expedite relief and rehabilitation efforts in earthquake-affected areas on March 30, 2025.

SAC Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that the reconstruction work for the earthquake-affected areas will be carried out in three phases:

clearing away collapsed buildings and debris; systematically clearing away the remaining collapsed buildings to prevent them from becoming a hazard, and reconstruction.

The SAC must continue to vigorously carry out the reconstruction and rehabilitation work of roads, bridges, and state-owned buildings that were damaged or lost due to the earthquake and will have to use a lot of financial, manpower, and vehicle resources; since private construction projects will also need to be supported, when requesting international assistance, it is necessary to include construction materials needed for reconstruction, he said.

In addition, it is necessary to systematically scrutinize the insurance policies in the building insurance industry and take steps to obtain insurance funds, he added.

Transport routes must be restored to their previous condition as soon as possible; The collapse of the Sagaing Bridge (Inwa) on the old Sagaing-Mandalay road and the damage to the railway overpass must be repaired as soon as possible and the waterway must be reopened as soon as possible, said the SAC chairman.

In order to carry out relief and rescue operations more effectively, the damaged airplane runways need to be repaired and reopened as soon as possible; the Ministry of Construction and the Directorate of Military Engineering must work together to restore and improve damaged roads and bridges as soon as possible; cranes that can lift the large amounts of material needed for relief work need to be sent to earthquake-affected areas as soon as possible, he said.

Since many monks live in cramped accommodation in monasteries in Mandalay, it is necessary to make appropriate arrangements to facilitate the provision of alms food and other matters for all monks, said Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.

It was necessary to take the lessons from the recent earthquake and systematically calculate and inspect natural disaster resilience standards when constructing roads, bridges, and buildings; it was necessary to systematically document the earthquake data and events that occurred during this earthquake and release statements, said the SAC chairman.

Moreover, in providing relief and support materials, it is necessary to systematically compile and process records to ensure that all earthquake victims receive them, he said.

It was necessary to provide food and drink to earthquake-affected people; all officials needed to systematically make a list to ensure that there were no earthquake-affected people who do not receive their share. The SAC would have to deal with rehabilitation issues which must be implemented as soon as possible in accordance with priority levels, he said.

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1 April 2025

The State Administration Council (SAC) has declared on March 31 a week-long national mourning period, from March 31 to April 6, in response to the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on March 28 centering in Sagaing near Mandalay, Myanmar.

Because of the earthquake, more than 1,700 people were killed and over 3,400 people were injured and the earthquake damaged so many buildings including houses, religious buildings, hotels and government offices.

Rescue operations are being intensified as people are still trapped under collapsed buildings. Currently, international relief teams including those from India, Russia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong are providing relief and rescue services to the earthquake-affected people in Myanmar.

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1 April 2025

The SMART Team MAS-01 special rescue team from Malaysia, which was sent to help rescue earthquake victims in Myanmar, arrived in Sagaing on March 31.

Upon arrival at Sagaing, the team established a Base of Operations to facilitate the aid mission. 

The team met and discussed with local disaster relief management officials and local social welfare organizations. 

Malaysian team MAS-01 was the first international rescue team to arrive in earthquake-affected Sagaing after the earthquake.

Currently, China, India, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong have sent rescue teams to help rescue Myanmar people affected by the earthquake.

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1 April 2025

A Chinese rescue team successfully rescued a woman who had been trapped in the Great Wall Hotel in Mandalay for about 60 hours at 00:40 a.m. on March 31, 2025  after the earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28  the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar announced.

The surviving woman was rescued after more than 5 hours of intensive rescue efforts.

The woman was the first survivor rescued by the Chinese rescue team after it arrived in Mandalay, where the disaster was most severe.

Local Myanmar rescue teams, the Shenzhen Volunteer Rescue Team, and the Russian rescue team joined the rescue effort.

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1 April 2025

The International Buddhist Education Centre (IBEC) in Sagaing has been opened as the relief center for earthquake victims within Sagaing Township, wrote Ashin Vicitta Shwebo on his social network page.

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck centering in Sagaing near Mandalay on 28 March 2025.

The earthquake caused casualties and damage to homes, religious buildings, hotels, government housing, and government offices in Sagaing Region, Mandalay Region, and Naypyidaw Council areas.

The earthquake damaged 82.5 percent of Sagaing City and more than 120,000 people in the city became earthquake victims. The earthquake destroyed more than 2,000 monasteries and nunneries, said Ashin Vicitta Shwebo on his social network page.

So, the abbot said that IBEC would be opened as a relief center to carry out emergency relief operations. Currently, earthquake-affected people in Sagaing are facing shortages of medicine, drinking water and food, and are in urgent need of relief and support supplies.

Those interested in participating can contact 09 - 400447473, 09 - 798716259,
09775284633, 09 – 780283453, wrote Ashin Vicitta Shwebo.

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1 April 2025

Because rescue teams need helmets, gloves, and goggles in penetrating and removing mortar, bricks, and steel rods, leader of the Information Team, Maj-Gen Zaw Min Tun requested the international community to provide Myanmar with them on 31 March 2025.

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit centering in Sagaing near Mandalay  on Friday.

Due to the earthquake, 1,644 people were killed and over 3,400 people were injured and over 390 people were missing; buildings including houses and hotels collapsed and were destroyed; there were people trapped under collapsed buildings, reported the SAC.

"You will see military personnel, Red Cross members, Myanmar firefighters, and Myanmar police officers all providing rescue services. They are removing mortar, bricks, and steel rods. But they haven't worn gloves, helmets and goggles. So, I want to request the international community to provide Myanmar with them." said Maj-Gen Zaw Min Tun.

Currently, international organizations, including Vietnam, India, China, Thailand, Russia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong, have arrived in Myanmar to help rescue earthquake-affected people.

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1 April 2025

Due to the earthquake, some Regions and States are experiencing power outages and the State Administration Council is working to restore power as soon as possible while the PDFs attacked the Tanyanug Power Substation with small arms, reported the SAC.

The PDFs based in Salin Town attacked the security forces in the Tanyaung Power Substation near Salin, using small arms at about 6:00 a.m. on 31 March 2025, reported the SAC.

A very strong earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck centering Sagaing City in Myanmar on 28 March 2025. The earthquake caused power outages. Moreover, internet and telephone lines were cut out across Myanmar.

As of March 29th, 1,644 people were killed and over 3,400 people were injured in Sagaing, Mandalay and Naypyidaw.

International aid teams including those from India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong have arrived and are carrying out rescue operations.

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1 April 2025

Rescue teams sent by the Indian government has begun relief operations in Mandalay where there were a lot of casualties and buildings collapsed due to the earthquake that rocked on 28 March 2025. 

India sent 71 members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and 10 medical teams to Mandalay on 30 March 2025 and they have started carrying out relief operations.

The Indian Embassy said that the NDRF of India has begun carrying out rescue operations for the monks who were trapped in the U Hla Thein Altar Extension Building, Masoe Yain Monastery, Mandalay that collapsed and the people who were trapped in the Sky Villa that collapsed.

About 170 monks were trapped in the extension building and around 90 monks reportedly were dead.