The quake on 28 March was both powerful and shallow, a combination that tends to unleash devastation. But it is crucial not to attribute solely to the quake the terrible and heartbreaking images and stories trickling out of Myanmar, of people using bare hands to rescue trapped survivors and desperate pleas for medical assistance for the injured.
onsdag 9. april 2025
The people of Myanmar can’t seem to catch a break. Here’s my plea to the international community
Two thoughts entered my head as soon as I saw that Myanmar, my home country, had been hit by an earthquake: “Is everyone OK?”, followed by, “We just can’t catch a break”. My loved ones thankfully turned out to be badly shaken but physically OK. There were material losses but nothing compared with what so many others are going through.
The quake on 28 March was both powerful and shallow, a combination that tends to unleash devastation. But it is crucial not to attribute solely to the quake the terrible and heartbreaking images and stories trickling out of Myanmar, of people using bare hands to rescue trapped survivors and desperate pleas for medical assistance for the injured.
The quake on 28 March was both powerful and shallow, a combination that tends to unleash devastation. But it is crucial not to attribute solely to the quake the terrible and heartbreaking images and stories trickling out of Myanmar, of people using bare hands to rescue trapped survivors and desperate pleas for medical assistance for the injured.
