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The 32-member disaster relief unit – comprising doctors, nurses and pharmacists – left the Japanese capital on Tuesday evening and arrived in Myanmar the next day.
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The death toll from Myanmar's devastating earthquake has surpassed 3,000, with hundreds more missing, as forecasts of unseasonal rain presented a new challenge for rescue and aid workers trying to re...
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Japan rebuts criticism of its response to Myanmar earthquake rescue
A Japanese medical care unit arrived at the disaster site in Myanmar on Wednesday, four days after a Chinese team began its rescue work.
Japan sends coordinating officials to Myanmar after earthquake
The officials are to arrange for the planned dispatch of an emergency relief team to the Southeast Asian nation hit by a magnitude-7.7 earthquake.
Japan Earthquake: 6.2 Magnitude Quake Strikes Just Days After Deadly Myanmar Earthquake
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has hit Japan, raising concerns after a recent deadly quake in Myanmar. Authorities assess damage and monitor aftershocks.- Watch Video on English Oneindia
Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000; heat and rains fuel disease risk
Conditions could get even tougher for the huge relief effort after weather officials warned unseasonal rain could threaten the areas hardest-hit by the quake, such as Mandalay, Sagaing and the capital Naypyidaw.
The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar’s earthquake
As the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyer sped past crumbled buildings, buckled roads and gaping sinkholes toward his hometown of Sagaing, the epicenter of the most powerful earthquake to hit Myanmar in a century.
UN aid chief to arrive in Myanmar on Friday
United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher will arrive in earthquake devastated Myanmar on Friday, said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he appealed for more international funding and rapid, unimpeded aid access in the country.
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India, US, Australia, Japan join hands to contribute over USD 20 million in humanitarian aid to Myanmar
India and other Quad nations stand with the people of Myanmar and Thailand in the wake of the earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28. The Quad nations - India, the US, Australia, and Japan - have joined hands to contribute more than 20 million in humanitarian aid and are coordinating with other partners,
Japan's Kyushu Hit By 6.0 Earthquake, Days After Massive 7.7 Myanmar Quake
A major 6.0 earthquake hit Japan's Kyushu on Wednesday evening, days after Myanmar and Thailand witnessed dramatic tremors of magnitude 7.7.
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Japanese medical team arrives in quake-hit Myanmar
A Japanese emergency medical team arrived in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, on Wednesday, after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Southeast Asian nation on Friday. The death toll from the earthquake has risen to 3,003, Myanmar's military said.
Japan to send medical team to quake-hit Myanmar on Wednesday
Japan will send dozens of medical workers to Myanmar on Wednesday as part of its emergency support for the Southeast Asian country fo
Japan's disaster relief team arrives in Myanmar
A Japanese medical team has arrived in Myanmar, where a massive earthquake on Friday has so far left more than 2,800 people dead.
India, Quad nations send over $20 million in humanitarian aid to Myanmar after deadly earthquake
India and other Quad nations have come together to support Myanmar and Thailand after a powerful earthquake struck on 28 March. The group — which includes India, the US, Australia, and Japan — has pledged over $20 million in humanitarian aid and is working with ASEAN and others to provide urgent help.
Japan ready to provide $6 mil. in grant aid to quake-hit Myanmar
Japan is ready to provide around $6 million in emergency grant aid for victims of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, the governme
Japanese feared in collapsed building after Myanmar quake
A Japanese national may have been among hundreds of people who were inside an apartment building when it collapsed in the devastating earthquake on March 28.
Japan satellite data show Myanmar quake shifted 400-km section of fault
Japan's national mapping agency says its satellite analysis has found that Friday's magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused the ground to slip up to 6 meters along a 400-kilometer section of an active fault.
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