The World Health Organization has launched an urgent appeal for $8 million to support emergency efforts in Myanmar after powerful earthquakes resulted in at least 1,700 fatalities. They are mobilizing resources for trauma care and disease prevention amid disrupted health services. Concurrently, Thailand experiences the aftermath of a separate earthquake, with reports of at least 18 dead and many missing following the collapse of buildings in Bangkok. Rescue operations are ongoing, with officials assessing damage and continuing to search for survivors.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent flash appeal for $8m for emergency support in Myanmar, after the devastating earthquake, which has killed at least 1,700 people.
Two powerful earthquakes have devastated central Myanmar, disrupting health services and putting thousands at risk of life-threatening injuries and disease outbreaks.
WHO urgently needs $8m to deliver life-saving trauma care, prevent disease outbreaks, and restore essential health services over the next 30 days.
Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra visited the site of a collapsed building in Bangkok, confirming the death of at least 18 people, with 33 injured and 78 missing.
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