A lack of heavy machinery has slowed search-and-rescue efforts. It can be important for survivors to receive vital medical care before they are removed from the rubble, Barbera said. If not, the ...

One survivor in Mandalay said that after rescue workers pulled him out of the ... Loading After the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, a teenager and his 80-year-old grandmother were found ...

A rescue team from Southwest China's Yunnan province arrived at Yangon, Myanmar, early Saturday after a massive earthquake jolted the Southeast Asian country on Friday. At least 144 people were ...

A tsunami warning has been issued for the Pacific Island of Tonga after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck nearby.

Rescuers carry out disaster relief and rescue efforts after an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. A total of 1,644 people died, 3,408 were injured and 139 remained missing in the ...

A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with ...

At least three hospitals in the country are out of service, according to the World Health Organisation, three days after a ...

They wrote on X (Twitter): "No tsunami threat to Australia from magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Tonga islands." Meanwhile, desperate rescue efforts continued in Myanmar today after a huge earthquake ...