Fighting remains in Myanmar despite an announcement of a temporary ceasefire in support of earthquake relief by the military government and coalition of rebel groups.

According to reports received by the UN Human Rights Office, the military has carried out at least 14 attacks as of Friday.

The military accused two rebel groups of announcing a ceasefire in the coalition. A group of people said that the battle was to respond to the military’s “attack”.

Military Commission spokesman Maj Gen Zaw Min Tun issued a general statement saying “if the military base attacked the military base without reason”. An Army spokesman did not respond to a request for comment from the BBC Burmese.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, urged “to stop all military operations” and focused on “assisting those affected by the tremor and ensuring unhindered contact with humanitarian organizations after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake on March 28”.

Civil war has been taking place between the military governments – seized power in the 2021 coup, as well as militias and resistance forces across the country.

Military Commission Announce A coalition of three rebel groups has announced one that will be a ceasefire on April 2.

According to state media reports, the official death toll of the Myanmar earthquake rose to 3,564 on Monday. Another 5,012 people were injured and 210 others were missing.

Rescuers recovered bodies from the ruins of collapsed buildings in Mandalay over the weekend, state media reported.

The rainfall also dropped over the weekend, which AIDS groups say could hinder mitigation efforts.

The UN Human Rights Office said Friday that despite progress in areas where humanitarian efforts have gained access, the “long-term limitations of the military’s efforts to humanitarian operations and visits” meant that multiple areas that were severely affected by humanitarian emergency assistance remained unavailable – except for local assistance that residents could organize in local organizations.

Tom Fletcher, the head of humanitarianism, said in a video shot in Mandalay on Saturday that people “need food. They need water. They need to regain their strength. They told me they need shelter”.

He said the aftershocks were still continuing, with a magnitude 4.9 earthquake recorded over the weekend, and people were “with this trauma”.

He added that before the earthquake, nearly 20 million people were needed in the community.

“So, it’s a complex crisis. Apart from the conflict, it’s an earthquake, in addition to the huge demand that exists,” he said.