In Myanmar, earthquake survivors are facing dire conditions amid heavy rains that complicate relief efforts. The recent earthquakes have caused at least 3,471 fatalities and left many survivors traumatized and in pressing need of food, water, and shelter. The severe weather exacerbates the situation, raising fears of disease outbreaks, including cholera, due to poor living conditions. Additionally, the earthquake has worsened the country's existing humanitarian crisis, impacting over 20 million people already affected by ongoing civil conflict.
The combination of unseasonable rains and extreme heat could cause outbreaks of disease, including cholera, among quake survivors who are camping in the open.
Heavy rains have lashed parts of earthquake-hit Myanmar... complicating relief efforts and raising the risk of disease as the death toll rose to at least 3,471.
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