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Saturday, 29 March 2025
Situation Report – 1st Edition
Sagaing Earthquake in Myanmar [https://www.who.int/southeastasia/publications/m/item/who-mmreq-Srep290325]
1st Edition, 29 March 2025, as of 19:00 IST
WHO Health Emergencies Programme
HighlightsOn 28 March 2025, two strong earthquakes occurred in central Myanmar, in Sagaing Region, near Mandalay (the second largest city in the country). The first one was at 7.7 magnitude at 12:50 pm local time, and the second one was at 6.4 magnitude at 13:02 local time,These earthquakes have caused large scale destruction of structures and building. The scale of deaths, injuries and damage to health facilities are not yet fully understood, and the reported number will likely to increase in the coming days.Since the 2021, Myanmar has experienced widespread conflict and humanitarian deterioration. Prior to these earthquake, 12.9 million people are estimated to be in need of humanitarian health interventions in 2025.Situation summaryAreas affected by the earthquakes are Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw, Shan South & East and Sagaing. These areas are already affected by conflict, displacement, and fragile health systems.The casualties are likely to be highest in urban areas of Mandalay, Sagiang and Nay Pyi Taw.Preliminary reports suggested that at least 1,000 people have died and over 2,200 have injured; however, the number will likely to increase in the coming days.There are reports of hospitals being overwhelmed, and health facilities bearing extensive damages, in affected areas.
The full text of the situation report to download, is available here [https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/searo/whe/him/mmr25/mmr-eq-sitrep290325.pdf?sfvrsn=9bac41d7_3&download=true].
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