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The earthquake has supercharged the suffering – with the monsoon season just around the corner,
Guterres told reporters
Myanmar has been experiencing earthquakes, flood, fire and bombing. I am sad to see them,
said Ei Hay Mar Hlaing, wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with "Believe Yourself".
Myself and my friends gathered our pocket money and asked for donations,
she told AFP at her impromptu distribution site ThursdayI came here to see if I can get some snacks and water,
she saidWith infrastructure compromised and patient numbers surging, access to health care has become nearly impossible in many of the worst-hit areas,
the U.N. said
If that hits, we've got people, lots of people now, in temporary shelters, makeshift camps out on the streets, and that's going to be a real problem,
he reportedly added
I've heard that in the next day or two there are rains [expected],
added Titon Mitra, the Burma representative of the United Nations Development ProgramCholera remains a particular concern for all of us,
Elena Vuolo, the deputy head of WHO’s Burma office, told the news agencyIn these tents, patients with fractures, wounds, and shock are being stabilized. They are functioning as mobile health clinics — delivering care where there are no longer walls,
said a WHO emergency team member on site in Mandalay
This signal suggests that someone is there, offering hope,
Chadchart saidPeople passing by on the road have generously donated water and food to us. We rely solely on their kindness,
63-year-old nun Aye Thikar, who has been helping distribute aid, told news agency AFP
It may be weeks before we understand the full extent of destruction caused by this earthquake as communication network lines are down and transport is disrupted,
he told Reuters
The search for survivors continues but we are changing tactics,
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt saidSoldiers are everywhere in the town,
a man who travelled to Sagaing, near the quake epicentre, told ReutersMany people are still living outside in poor conditions,
he saidPeople urgently require medical care, clean drinking water, tents, food, and other basic necessities,
the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said on Monday
Funds are urgently needed to help families access life-saving humanitarian aid following this catastrophe,
he saidRain is incoming and there are still so many buried,
an aid worker in Myanmar told ReutersIt would require very deft and active diplomacy to transform a humanitarian pause into something more lasting. And that’s not guaranteed,
Morgans said
People affected continue to need urgent healthcare and medical supplies, safe drinking water, food and other critical items,
Dujarric said