The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

Military accused of ‘taking advantage’ of biggest earthquake in a century to weaken rebel forces

At least 1,700 people killed as Red Cross officials warn Myanmar faces humanitarian crisis; death toll in Bangkok increases to 18

At least 1,644 people have so far been reported dead and over 3,400 missing

Ravaged by four years of civil war, Myanmar is ill-prepared to cope with the destruction brought by Friday's massive earthquake.

Emergency rescue teams on Sunday began trickling into the area of Myanmar hardest hit by a massive earthquake that killed more than 1,600 people

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Residents scrambled desperately through collapsed buildings Sunday searching for survivors as aftershocks rattled the devastated city of Mandalay, two days after a massive earthquake killed more than 1,600 people in Myanmar and at least 11 in neighbouring Thailand.

The Foreign Office said the package is to support the humanitarian response ‘in the hardest hit areas of the earthquake’.

Woman pulled to safety after 30 hours trapped in building a rare glimmer of hope in midst of devastation

The military junta is calling for foreign aid but agencies and rescuers must navigate crumbling roads, an overwhelmed health system and ongoing fighting

The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday has claimed the lives of at least 1,644 people and injured 2,376, according to the country's ruling military junta.