Heavy rains lash out at earthquake-hit Myanmar, becoming complicated Relief work And increased the risk of disease, as the death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit the country on March 28 increased to at least 3,471.

Aid workers at Mandalay, which was severely damaged by Mandalay near the earthquake center, said Sunday that rain and winds hit tent camps in the area, and overnight, in the morning, soaked survivors and their belongings.

More rainfall is expected later that day, and temperatures are expected to rise to 37 degrees Celsius (98 degrees Fahrenheit).

“The weather is very extreme,” Tun Tun, an expert on the UN Development Plan, told AFP.

Aid agencies warn that the combination of unreasonable rainfall and extreme heat could lead to disease outbreaks, including cholera, including among earthquake survivors who have open camping.

The rain hit on April 6.

At around 6 a.m. on April 6, it poured in again in Sagaing. pic.twitter.com/0erqyjwjih

– Eleven Myanmar (@elevenmyanmar) April 6, 2025

this Amplitude 7.7 earthquake Hit the wide-scale land area of ​​Myanmar, home to 50 million people, causing significant damage to six regions and states, including the capital Naypyidaw.

It leaves many areas without electricity, telephone or cell phone connections as well as damaged roads and bridges, which makes it difficult to assess disasters. According to the United Nations, this also exacerbates the already serious humanitarian crisis triggered by the civil war, which internally displaced 3 million people and left nearly 20 million people in need.

Now, state media in the military-led country said the earthquake killed 3,471 people and injured 4,671 people, while 214 people remain missing.

It damaged about 5,223 buildings, 1,824 schools, 4,817 Pagodas and temples, 167 hospitals and clinics, 169 bridges, 198 dams and major highways in 184 countries.

“Wounded and Fear”

The destruction is particularly serious in the vicinity of Sagan City and Mandalay City, Myanmar’s second largest city.

United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher, in Mandalay, described the scale of the damage as “epic” and said survivors were “traumatized and feared” and needed urgent food, water, shelter and electricity.

Fletcher noted in a video posted to X that the earthquake has caused damage to communities that are already in crisis. “It’s a complex crisis,” he said. “Besides the conflict, in addition to the huge demand available, it’s an earthquake.”

He noted that aftershocks continued in the area more than a week after the earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit south of Mandalay late Friday.

A week after the Mandalay earthquake, it suffered devastating damage and intense aftershocks, a community of trauma and fear. We are determined to save survivors and help them rebuild: we need the world to share this commitment. pic.twitter.com/jdsfvgvmdd

— Tom Fletcher (@unreliefchief) April 6, 2025

Although the Myanmar military government was led by senior Min Aung Hlaing, who seized power in a coup in February 2021 Announced a temporary ceasefire On Wednesday, the UN Human Rights Commissioner’s Office said Friday that the military is limiting aid in areas that do not support its rule.

The UN agency also said it was investigating reported military attacks by opponents, including a ceasefire.

Relief group Free Burma Rangers told Reuters news agency Saturday that despite the ceasefire announcement, the military abandoned the bomb in Karenni and Shan States, killing at least five people on Thursday and Friday.

David Eubank, the founder of the group, said the victims included civilians, who said at least seven such military attacks have occurred since the ceasefire.

The military did not immediately comment on the allegations.

The U.S. aid team fired

Myanmar’s neighbors, such as China, India and Southeast Asian countries, have sent relief supplies and rescue workers to the country over the past week, and until recently, the United States (until recently the world’s highest humanitarian donor), promised at least $9 million to support earthquake-affected communities.

Current and former U.S. officials say the removal of the country’s foreign aid program has affected its response.

Marcia Wong, a former senior U.S. Agency for International Development, told Reuters that three U.S. international development workers’ agency that traveled to Myanmar after the earthquake told Reuters.

“This team works very hard and focuses on providing humanitarian assistance to those in need. To get news of the imminent termination – how can it be frustrated?” Huang said.

Huang said three U.S.A.I.D. workers have been sleeping on the streets of the earthquake zone, adding that their termination will take effect within a few months.

Meanwhile, in neighbouring Thailand, authorities said the country has increased from the death toll in the earthquake to 24. 17 of them died at the scene of a construction skyscraper in the capital Bangkok. Another 77 are still missing.