Earthquake affected Myanmar is still in dire need of medical aid, field hospitals and shelters, stressing the importance of a coordinated regional relief efforts and long -term support, the Foreign Minister of Thailand said.
On March 28, the 7.7 magnitude earthquake was one of the strongest to hit Myanmar in a century, shocking an area that is home for 28 million people, topping buildings, flattening communities and leaving many without food, water and shelter.
The military government said 3,645 people were killed in the earthquake, with 5,017 injured and 148 others went missing. About 49,000 houses and more than 2,100 government buildings were destroyed.
Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangimpongong and Malaysian counterpart Mohammad Hasan met Myanmar officials on Saturday in the earthquake-hit capital Naypatavat and saw the scale of destruction.
Maris said in an interview late on Tuesday night, “Myanmar needs field hospitals.” “Their existing hospitals cannot work with their full capacity due to damage from earthquakes,” he said.
There was also a need for temporary shelters, mosquito nets, food, water filters and clean water supply, Maris said, with the possibility of growing about communicable diseases among people mixed with intense heat.
On Wednesday, the United Nations Office thanked more than 30 search-and-resurrection teams for coordination of human affairs, which were deployed to find the remaining people, some of whom were now leaving Myanmar.
Och said in a Facebook post, “Their expertise was immediately important – help the remaining people detect and support communities.”
State news agency Xinhua said that the Chinese search-and-rescue team completed its mission to Myanmar on Wednesday.
The fifth batch of emergency assistance supply from China came on Wednesday 91 tonnes, which included 266 tents and thousands of mosquito nets and tarplin sheets.
Big shock
According to the United Nations, this disaster was a major setback for a country that was struggling with an extinct economy and a comprehensive civil war started from the 2021 military coup, with an estimated 3.5 million people displaced in Myanmar.
Junta and rebellious groups have declared a unilateral ceasefire to support earthquake relief attempt, but have accused each other of violating agreements.
Junta leader Min Aung Hling said that the government should ensure that buildings can face natural disasters in an attempt to rebuild.
In Wednesday’s state media, he said, “It is necessary to take a lesson of terrible loss in previous events.” “Officers need to look strictly to oversee the construction of buildings.”
Thailand’s top diplomat Maris said plans were also being prepared for moderate and long -term assistance for Myanmar, including reconstruction of damaged areas.
Malaysia wanted to coordinate regional relief efforts in teak, he said, with Thailand handling human efforts in the congregation. Both regions were near Quake Epicator.
He said that its objective was to improve the capacity on land to ensure foreign aid in Myanmar from South -East Asian countries.
“We told Myanmar that apart from helping people, both teams will help manage coordinated efforts,” Maris said.
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