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Japan Today
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Japan Today
Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school: witnesses
A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the Southeast Asian nation recover from a devastating earthquake. The strike hit a school in the village of Oe Htein Kwin -- around 100 kilometers northwest of the epicenter of the March 28 quake -- at about 10 a.m., locals said. UN chief Antonio Guterres is "deeply alarmed" by reports of the strike, his spokesman told reporters in New York, adding that "schools must remain areas in which children have a safe place to learn and not be bombed." The green school building was a shattered husk on Monday afternoon, its metal roof crumpled with gaping holes blasted through its brickwork walls. Over a dozen abandoned book bags were piled before a pole flying the Myanmar flag outside, as parents chiseled small graves out of the hard earth to bury the shrouded bodies of their children. "For now 22 people in total -- 20 children and two teachers -- have been killed," said a 34-year-old teacher at the school, asking to remain anonymous. "We tried to spread out the children, but the fighter was too fast and dropped its bombs," she added. "I haven't been able to collect all the casualty data as parents are in a rush." An education official from the area of the village in Sagaing region gave the same toll. The junta information team said reports of the strike were "fabricated news". "There was no airstrike on non-military targets," it said in a statement. Myanmar has been riven by civil war since the military deposed a civilian government in 2021, with the junta suffering stinging losses to a myriad of anti-coup guerrillas and long-active ethnic armed groups. But the military pledged a ceasefire throughout this month "to continue the rebuilding and rehabilitation process" after the magnitude 7.7 quake in Myanmar's central belt that killed nearly 3,800 people. Tens of thousands are still living outside after the catastrophic jolt demolished or badly damaged their homes, facing the prospect of the monsoon season starting in the coming weeks. "The needs are immense," Jagan Chapagain, secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, told AFP on Monday. "My worry is that time is not on our side." The United Nations and independent conflict monitors say the junta has continued its campaign of aerial bombardment despite the armistice meant to alleviate suffering. Last week, the UN said that since the earthquake more than 200 civilians had been killed in at least 243 military attacks, including 171 airstrikes. In its ceasefire declaration, the military warned it would take "necessary defensive measures" if pressed by its opponents. Numerous anti-coup and ethnic armed groups have made own pledges to pause hostilities. However during the truce some residents in eastern Myanmar said they have been displaced as anti-coup forces besieged junta-held towns on a lucrative trade route towards neighboring Thailand. The March earthquake saw the ground shear up to six meters in places, according to NASA analysis -- leveling apartments, opening yawning holes in roads and collapsing one major bridge. The relief response is also being hobbled by funding shortfalls after US President Donald Trump slashed Washington's international aid budget. © 2025 AFP
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school: witnesses
A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the nation recover from a devastating earthquake. The strike hit a school in the village of Oe Htein Kwin -- around 100 kilometres (65 miles) northwest of the epicentre of the March 28 quake -- at about 10:00 am (0330 GMT), locals said. The green school building was a shattered husk on Monday afternoon, its metal roof crumpled with gaping holes blasted through its brickwork walls. Over a dozen abandoned book bags were piled before a pole flying the Myanmar flag outside, as parents chiselled small graves out of the hard earth to bury the shrouded bodies of their children. "For now 22 people in total -- 20 children and two teachers -- have been killed," said a 34-year-old teacher at the school, asking to remain anonymous. "We tried to spread out the children, but the fighter was too fast and dropped its bombs," she added. "I haven't been able to collect all the casualty data as parents are in a rush." An education official from the area of the village in Sagaing region gave the same toll. The junta information team said reports of the strike were "fabricated news". "There was no airstrike on non-military targets," it said a statement. Myanmar has been riven by civil war since the military deposed a civilian government in 2021, with the junta suffering stinging losses to a myriad of anti-coup guerillas and long-active ethnic armed groups. But the military pledged a ceasefire throughout this month "to continue the rebuilding and rehabilitation process" after the magnitude 7.7 quake in Myanmar's central belt that killed nearly 3,800 people. - 'Needs are immense' - Tens of thousands are still living outside after the catastrophic jolt demolished or badly damaged their homes, facing the prospect of the monsoon season starting in the coming weeks. "The needs are immense," Jagan Chapagain, secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, told AFP on Monday. "My worry is that time is not on our side." The United Nations and independent conflict monitors say the junta has continued its campaign of aerial bombardment despite the armistice meant to alleviate suffering. Last week, the UN said that since the earthquake more than 200 civilians had been killed in at least 243 military attacks, including 171 airstrikes. In its ceasefire declaration, the military warned it would take "necessary defensive measures" if pressed by its opponents. Numerous anti-coup and ethnic armed groups have made own pledges to pause hostilities. However during the truce some residents in eastern Myanmar said they have been displaced as anti-coup forces besieged junta-held towns on a lucrative trade route towards Thailand. The March earthquake saw the ground shear up to six metres (20 feet) in places according to NASA analysis -- levelling apartments, opening yawning holes in roads and collapsing one major bridge. The relief response is also being hobbled by funding shortfalls after US President Donald Trump slashed Washington's international aid budget. bur-jts/bjt
France 24
12-05-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school: witnesses
The strike hit a school in the village of Oe Htein Kwin -- around 100 kilometres (65 miles) northwest of the epicentre of the March 28 quake -- at about 10:00 am (0330 GMT), locals said. The green school building was a shattered husk on Monday afternoon, its metal roof crumpled with gaping holes blasted through its brickwork walls. Over a dozen abandoned book bags were piled before a pole flying the Myanmar flag outside, as parents chiselled small graves out of the hard earth to bury the shrouded bodies of their children. "For now 22 people in total -- 20 children and two teachers -- have been killed," said a 34-year-old teacher at the school, asking to remain anonymous. "We tried to spread out the children, but the fighter was too fast and dropped its bombs," she added. "I haven't been able to collect all the casualty data as parents are in a rush." An education official from the area of the village in Sagaing region gave the same toll. The junta information team said reports of the strike were "fabricated news". "There was no airstrike on non-military targets," it said a statement. Myanmar has been riven by civil war since the military deposed a civilian government in 2021, with the junta suffering stinging losses to a myriad of anti-coup guerillas and long-active ethnic armed groups. But the military pledged a ceasefire throughout this month "to continue the rebuilding and rehabilitation process" after the magnitude 7.7 quake in Myanmar's central belt that killed nearly 3,800 people. 'Needs are immense' Tens of thousands are still living outside after the catastrophic jolt demolished or badly damaged their homes, facing the prospect of the monsoon season starting in the coming weeks. "The needs are immense," Jagan Chapagain, secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, told AFP on Monday. "My worry is that time is not on our side." The United Nations and independent conflict monitors say the junta has continued its campaign of aerial bombardment despite the armistice meant to alleviate suffering. Last week, the UN said that since the earthquake more than 200 civilians had been killed in at least 243 military attacks, including 171 airstrikes. In its ceasefire declaration, the military warned it would take "necessary defensive measures" if pressed by its opponents. Numerous anti-coup and ethnic armed groups have made own pledges to pause hostilities. However during the truce some residents in eastern Myanmar said they have been displaced as anti-coup forces besieged junta-held towns on a lucrative trade route towards Thailand. The March earthquake saw the ground shear up to six metres (20 feet) in places according to NASA analysis -- levelling apartments, opening yawning holes in roads and collapsing one major bridge. The relief response is also being hobbled by funding shortfalls after US President Donald Trump slashed Washington's international aid budget.
Int'l Business Times
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Int'l Business Times
Myanmar Junta Airstrike Kills 22 At School: Witnesses
A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the nation recover from a devastating earthquake. The strike hit a school in the village of Oe Htein Kwin -- around 100 kilometres (65 miles) northwest of the epicentre of the March 28 quake -- at about 10:00 am (0330 GMT), locals said. The green school building was a shattered husk on Monday afternoon, its metal roof crumpled with gaping holes blasted through its brickwork walls. Over a dozen abandoned book bags were piled before a pole flying the Myanmar flag outside, as parents chiselled small graves out of the hard earth to bury the shrouded bodies of their children. "For now 22 people in total -- 20 children and two teachers -- have been killed," said a 34-year-old teacher at the school, asking to remain anonymous. "We tried to spread out the children, but the fighter was too fast and dropped its bombs," she added. "I haven't been able to collect all the casualty data as parents are in a rush." An education official from the area of the village in Sagaing region gave the same toll. The junta information team said reports of the strike were "fabricated news". "There was no airstrike on non-military targets," it said a statement. Myanmar has been riven by civil war since the military deposed a civilian government in 2021, with the junta suffering stinging losses to a myriad of anti-coup guerillas and long-active ethnic armed groups. But the military pledged a ceasefire throughout this month "to continue the rebuilding and rehabilitation process" after the magnitude 7.7 quake in Myanmar's central belt that killed nearly 3,800 people. Tens of thousands are still living outside after the catastrophic jolt demolished or badly damaged their homes, facing the prospect of the monsoon season starting in the coming weeks. "The needs are immense," Jagan Chapagain, secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, told AFP on Monday. "My worry is that time is not on our side." The United Nations and independent conflict monitors say the junta has continued its campaign of aerial bombardment despite the armistice meant to alleviate suffering. Last week, the UN said that since the earthquake more than 200 civilians had been killed in at least 243 military attacks, including 171 airstrikes. In its ceasefire declaration, the military warned it would take "necessary defensive measures" if pressed by its opponents. Numerous anti-coup and ethnic armed groups have made own pledges to pause hostilities. However during the truce some residents in eastern Myanmar said they have been displaced as anti-coup forces besieged junta-held towns on a lucrative trade route towards Thailand. The March earthquake saw the ground shear up to six metres (20 feet) in places according to NASA analysis -- levelling apartments, opening yawning holes in roads and collapsing one major bridge. The relief response is also being hobbled by funding shortfalls after US President Donald Trump slashed Washington's international aid budget.
Saba Yemen
07-05-2025
- Health
- Saba Yemen
International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent: Humanitarian situation in Gaza worsens hour by hour
Geneva - Saba: Tomaso Della Longa, spokesperson for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), stated on Wednesday that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is deteriorating not by the month but hour by hour due to the genocide committed by the Zionist enemy. The remarks came in a press statement addressing the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza as a result of the ongoing genocide and the blockade imposed for over two months, restricting the entry of humanitarian aid and medical supplies for Palestinians. Della Longa described the daily lives of Palestinians in Gaza as a "continuous nightmare" due to starvation, stressing that millions lack basic necessities such as food, water, and healthcare. He emphasized that the Palestinian Red Crescent continues its work with limited resources, adding, "Aid entry into Gaza has been halted for over 60 days—nothing is getting in." He continued, "Only less than half of the Palestinian Red Crescent's ambulances are operational in Gaza, medical equipment in hospitals and clinics is rapidly depleting. The situation is worsening not by the month but hour by hour." Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
