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Associated Press
a day ago
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- Associated Press
Many survivors of Myanmar's devastating quake in March still live in leaky tents
BANGKOK (AP) — Two months after a deadly earthquake ravaged much of central and northeastern Myanmar, recovery is just inching along, with huge numbers of people living in temporary shelters while facing the heavy rainfall and strong winds of monsoon season. The 7.7 magnitude March 28 quake caused significant damage to six regions and states, including the capital Naypyitaw and Mandalay, the country's second-largest city. The confirmed death toll from the disaster has reached 3,740, with 5,104 injured, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Friday. Bodies are still being found As the task of rebuilding grinds along, the grim work of recovering the dead is continuing. The Myanmar Fire Services Department said on its Facebook page this week that its teams had recovered four bodies from the rubble of the collapsed buildings of the Sky Villa Condominium in Mandalay on Tuesday and Wednesday. More than 100 bodies have been recovered from the condominium site and search operations will continue as more bodies are believed to be buried under debris, an official of the Myanmar Rescue Federation (Mandalay), which works with the firefighters, told The Associated Press on Friday. He asked not to be named because he fears arrest for speaking without authorization. Myanmar has a major ongoing humanitarian crisis Humanitarian needs in Myanmar have reached record levels, with 19.9 million people identified as needing assistance, and an additional 2 million in urgent need following the quake, said a report issued on May 23 by OCHA, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Myanmar already plunged into turmoil in 2021, when the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, which triggered nationwide nonviolent pro-democracy protests that escalated into armed resistance and what now amounts to a civil war. 'Myanmar continues to face significant humanitarian challenges, driven by recurrent disasters, persistent conflict, and grave protection risks, with an estimated 3.5 million people displaced across the country,' OCHA said. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar's military government, said at a Thursday fund-raising ceremony for disaster relief that more than half a million people from 2,081 villages were affected by the quake, the Global New Light of Myanmar reported Hundreds of roads and bridges were damaged or destroyed and more than 700 hospitals and clinics also suffered varying levels of damage, according to his figures. Many survivors are still in inadequate temporary housing Shelter is a major problem, even as people leave temporary camps to return home. The official from Myanmar Rescue Federation (Mandalay) said about half of the disaster victims who were sheltering in camps have returned to temporary accommodations built on land where their homes once stood. Aung Kyaw, who supervises recovery activities in Hmike Su ward in Mandalay's Amarapura township, told The Associated Press on Friday that more than 150 people from his ward were still living in roadside shelters in tarpaulin tents He said they were suffering due to strong winds and constant rain for days, and urgently need metal roofing. 'I need iron sheets for a roof to build a shelter on my land. I would be satisfied just to be able to safely sleep at my house,' said Aung Kyaw, whose home was destroyed. 'I don't want to badger for anything else. Now we are just sitting in the rain.' He said the people living in temporary shelters will also likely face floods due to heavy monsoon rains in the coming months. In Naypyitaw, the capital, government personnel have moved to modular low-cost prefabricated buildings built around the compound of the central railway station while debris is still being cleared from their damaged state housing. In other damaged residential areas, people have completed clearing the debris on their own, but most of them are still living in tents.
The Independent
a day ago
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- The Independent
Many survivors of Myanmar's devastating quake in March still live in leaky tents
Two months after a deadly earthquake ravaged much of central and northeastern Myanmar, recovery is just inching along, with huge numbers of people living in temporary shelters while facing the heavy rainfall and strong winds of monsoon season. The 7.7 magnitude March 28 quake caused significant damage to six regions and states, including the capital Naypyitaw and Mandalay, the country's second-largest city. The confirmed death toll from the disaster has reached 3,740, with 5,104 injured, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Friday. Bodies are still being found As the task of rebuilding grinds along, the grim work of recovering the dead is continuing. The Myanmar Fire Services Department said on its Facebook page this week that its teams had recovered four bodies from the rubble of the collapsed buildings of the Sky Villa Condominium in Mandalay on Tuesday and Wednesday. More than 100 bodies have been recovered from the condominium site and search operations will continue as more bodies are believed to be buried under debris, an official of the Myanmar Rescue Federation (Mandalay), which works with the firefighters, told The Associated Press on Friday. He asked not to be named because he fears arrest for speaking without authorization. Myanmar has a major ongoing humanitarian crisis Humanitarian needs in Myanmar have reached record levels, with 19.9 million people identified as needing assistance, and an additional 2 million in urgent need following the quake, said a report issued on May 23 by OCHA, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Myanmar already plunged into turmoil in 2021, when the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, which triggered nationwide nonviolent pro-democracy protests that escalated into armed resistance and what now amounts to a civil war. 'Myanmar continues to face significant humanitarian challenges, driven by recurrent disasters, persistent conflict, and grave protection risks, with an estimated 3.5 million people displaced across the country,' OCHA said. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar's military government, said at a Thursday fund-raising ceremony for disaster relief that more than half a million people from 2,081 villages were affected by the quake, the Global New Light of Myanmar reported Hundreds of roads and bridges were damaged or destroyed and more than 700 hospitals and clinics also suffered varying levels of damage, according to his figures. Many survivors are still in inadequate temporary housing Shelter is a major problem, even as people leave temporary camps to return home. The official from Myanmar Rescue Federation (Mandalay) said about half of the disaster victims who were sheltering in camps have returned to temporary accommodations built on land where their homes once stood. Aung Kyaw, who supervises recovery activities in Hmike Su ward in Mandalay's Amarapura township, told The Associated Press on Friday that more than 150 people from his ward were still living in roadside shelters in tarpaulin tents He said they were suffering due to strong winds and constant rain for days, and urgently need metal roofing. 'I need iron sheets for a roof to build a shelter on my land. I would be satisfied just to be able to safely sleep at my house,' said Aung Kyaw, whose home was destroyed. 'I don't want to badger for anything else. Now we are just sitting in the rain." He said the people living in temporary shelters will also likely face floods due to heavy monsoon rains in the coming months. In Naypyitaw, the capital, government personnel have moved to modular low-cost prefabricated buildings built around the compound of the central railway station while debris is still being cleared from their damaged state housing. In other damaged residential areas, people have completed clearing the debris on their own, but most of them are still living in tents.
Al Jazeera
3 days ago
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- Al Jazeera
The Road to Mandalay
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar in March 2025, devastating communities across the country. Al Jazeera was the only international broadcaster with a team on the ground to witness the unfolding crisis. What emerged was a story of survival against overwhelming odds. From the capital Naypyidaw to the spiritual heart of Mandalay, our cameras captured the desperate search for survivors and the scale of destruction. At the epicentre, entire neighbourhoods lay in ruins as hundreds of thousands of people found themselves without shelter, clean water or food. Emergency services struggled to cope with the response required. The disaster struck a nation already fractured by civil conflict, where a military government appeared ill-equipped to handle the crisis. Over seven days, Al Jazeera correspondent Tony Cheng documented not just the immediate aftermath, but how this natural catastrophe exposed deeper challenges facing the people of Myanmar during their darkest hour.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Spike Lee's Denzel Washington Pic ‘Highest 2 Lowest' Scores Six-Minute Ovation At Cannes Premiere
Spike Lee returned to the Cannes Film Festival Official Selection tonight with his latest feature, Highest 2 Lowest, which is running in the Out of Competition strand. Starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, A$AP Rocky and Ilfenesh Hadera, the Akira Kurosawa-inspired crime thriller garnered a six-minute ovation at its world premiere. Highest 2 Lowest is a modern reinterpretation of Kurosawa's 1963 classic High and Low, which was itself based on the novel King's Ransom by Ed McBain. While the original follows a shoe company exec who becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom, the new film, set in contemporary New York City, sees a music mogul played by Washington contend with a similar plot. More from Deadline Denzel Washington Gets Surprise Honorary Palme d'Or At Cannes Ahead Of 'Highest 2 Lowest' Premiere Cannes Film Festival Photos Day 7: Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, Dakota Johnson 'Highest 2 Lowest' & 'Splitsville' Premieres 'Eagles Of The Republic' Review: The Terrific Fares Fares Stars In Tarik Saleh's Precision-Tooled Political Thriller - Cannes Film Festival From Apple and A24, the film reunites Lee and Washington for the first time since Inside Man back in 2006. The duo has also previously worked together on Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X and He Got Game. Ahead of the Highest 2 Lowest premiere, Washington received a surprise honorary Palme d' is Lee's sixth time in the Cannes Official Selection and marks 36 years to the day since his first appearance — for 1989's Do the Right Thing. His other titles are Jungle Fever (1991), Girl 6 (1996), Ten Minutes Older (2002) and BlacKkKlansman (2018). Highest 2 Lowest's berth in Cannes was unveiled by Lee on the same day the Official Selection was announced but did not include his film. At the time, the fest explained, 'The film was not announced this morning due to one final piece of information we were awaiting — the confirmation of Denzel Washington's presence at Cannes.' RELATED: Washington was indeed in the house this evening — and he got a big surprise from the festival: an honorary Palme d'Or. 'It's a kind of way for us to tell you our adoration, what you have done in cinema,' festival chief Thierry Frémaux said in announced the prize. Slated to hit select theaters August 22 before arriving on Apple TV+ on September 5, Highest 2 Lowest is written by Alan Fox and Lee. Todd Black produced for Escape Artists, alongside Jason Michael Berman for Mandalay Pictures. Exec producers included Lee for 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, and Mandalay's Peter Guber, as well as Juniper Productions' Matthew Lindner, Chris Brigham, and Katia Washington. Mandalay's Jordan Moldo served as co-producer. Erik Pedersen contributed to this report. Best of Deadline Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds All The 'Mission: Impossible' Movies In Order - See Tom Cruise's 30-Year Journey As Ethan Hunt Denzel Washington's Career In Pictures: From 'Carbon Copy' To 'The Equalizer 3'
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Spike Lee's Denzel Washington Pic ‘Highest 2 Lowest' Scores Six-Minute Ovation At Cannes Premiere
Spike Lee returned to the Cannes Film Festival Official Selection tonight with his latest feature, Highest 2 Lowest, which is running in the Out of Competition strand. Starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, A$AP Rocky and Ilfenesh Hadera, the Akira Kurosawa-inspired crime thriller garnered a six-minute ovation at its world premiere. Highest 2 Lowest is a modern reinterpretation of Kurosawa's 1963 classic High and Low, which was itself based on the novel King's Ransom by Ed McBain. While the original follows a shoe company exec who becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom, the new film, set in contemporary New York City, sees a music mogul played by Washington contend with a similar plot. More from Deadline Denzel Washington Gets Surprise Honorary Palme d'Or At Cannes Ahead Of 'Highest 2 Lowest' Premiere Cannes Film Festival Photos Day 7: Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, Dakota Johnson 'Highest 2 Lowest' & 'Splitsville' Premieres 'Eagles Of The Republic' Review: The Terrific Fares Fares Stars In Tarik Saleh's Precision-Tooled Political Thriller - Cannes Film Festival From Apple and A24, the film reunites Lee and Washington for the first time since Inside Man back in 2006. The duo has also previously worked together on Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X and He Got Game. Ahead of the Highest 2 Lowest premiere, Washington received a surprise honorary Palme d' is Lee's sixth time in the Cannes Official Selection and marks 36 years to the day since his first appearance — for 1989's Do the Right Thing. His other titles are Jungle Fever (1991), Girl 6 (1996), Ten Minutes Older (2002) and BlacKkKlansman (2018). Rihanna shows off her baby bump at the 'Highest 2 Lowest' premiere, while supporting A$AP Rocky, who stars in the movie #Cannes2025 — Deadline (@DEADLINE) May 19, 2025 Highest 2 Lowest's berth in Cannes was unveiled by Lee on the same day the Official Selection was announced but did not include his film. At the time, the fest explained, 'The film was not announced this morning due to one final piece of information we were awaiting — the confirmation of Denzel Washington's presence at Cannes.' RELATED: Washington was indeed in the house this evening — and he got a big surprise from the festival: an honorary Palme d'Or. 'It's a kind of way for us to tell you our adoration, what you have done in cinema,' festival chief Thierry Frémaux said in announced the prize. Slated to hit select theaters August 22 before arriving on Apple TV+ on September 5, Highest 2 Lowest is written by Alan Fox and Lee. Todd Black produced for Escape Artists, alongside Jason Michael Berman for Mandalay Pictures. Exec producers included Lee for 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, and Mandalay's Peter Guber, as well as Juniper Productions' Matthew Lindner, Chris Brigham, and Katia Washington. Mandalay's Jordan Moldo served as co-producer. Erik Pedersen contributed to this report. Best of Deadline Denzel Washington's Career In Pictures: From 'Carbon Copy' To 'The Equalizer 3' 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds
