The humanitarian needs of hundreds of thousands of survivors remain desperately pressing a month after Myanmar’s deadly earthquake, compounded by airstrikes that the military government is reportedly carrying out despite ceasefires. The 7.7 magnitude March 28 quake hit a wide swath of the country, causing significant damage. Myanmar’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology reported Monday there had been 157 aftershocks after the big quake, ranging in magnitude from 2.8 to 7.5. State-run TV said Sunday the quake’s death toll had reached 3,769. Meanwhile, a report by a London-based research group said it had documented 80 post-quake airstrikes by the military across multiple regions, including 65 after the army declared its unilateral ceasefire.
A volunteer drives a backhoe to clear debris of a building at a market, after one month of the strong earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A volunteer drives a backhoe to clear debris of a building at a market, after one month of the strong earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A volunteer drives a backhoe to clear debris of a building at a market, after one month of the strong earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A Buddhist novice monk walks past damaged buildings at a market after one month of strong earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A Buddhist novice monk walks past damaged buildings at a market, after one month of the strong earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
People watch as a backhoe clear debris from damaged buildings at a market, after one month of the strong earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A women walks past damaged buildings at a market, after one month of the strong earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A volunteer drives a backhoe to clear debris of a building at a market, after one month of the strong earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A volunteer drives a backhoe to clear debris of a building at a market, after one month of the strong earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)