Earthquake disaster in Myanmar and Thailand: Immediate aid required!
Earthquake disaster in Myanmar and Thailand: Immediate aid required!
Myanmar - On April 1, 2025, a strong earthquake in Myanmar left devastating destruction. Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their home, the infrastructure is badly damaged and there is an urgent aid requirement. In response to the events, the World Health Organization (WHO) has proclaimed the highest emergency level. There are high disease and infection risks for injuries in the affected regions, since the medical capacities are severely restricted. In addition, electricity and water supply are interrupted in many places.
in Thailand the location is also dramatic; Around 80 construction workers are buried under a high -rise building. The aid organization neighbor in need, which has been supporting people from Myanmar in Thailand for years, has decided to start a joint aid campaign with the ORF under the motto "Neighbor in Need - Earthquake victim Myanmar and Thailand". The ORF general director emphasized the urgency of professional and rapid help to help the victims.
acute auxiliary needs
The aid requirements in the region is enormous. There is a lack of clean drinking water, food, medical care and emergency accommodation. The call for donations from the red cross and neighbor in need calls the public to solidarity. Donations are urgently required to support the rescue teams. The ORF plans to support the aid campaign through reporting and donations. Information on the donation options is available on neighboring inside.orf.at and in ORF Teletext under page 682.
- IBAN: AT10 2011 1400 4004 4007
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-Online donations: donend.nachbarinnot.at Aid organizations are not only faced with the challenge of helping affected people in Myanmar and Thailand. Designed tragedies, such as the recently experienced in the Kurdish border region of Syria and Turkey, show that earthquake victims need support worldwide. There, the number of victims has already risen to over 8,300, and around 13.5 million people in Turkey are affected by the consequences. The International community reacts with immediate help, including the offer of one million euros through the aid organization "Aktion Germany helps", while other emergency help teams are on the way to the crisis areas.
those affected urgently need medical help, tents, blankets and staple foods. In north -west serious, over four million people are dependent on help due to the civil war. Many suffer from hunger, lack of water and power failures. The situation shows once again how important quick and effective auxiliary measures are. Malteser International and other organizations send emergency help teams to the earthquake areas and strive to meet the needs of the suffering population.
For the earthquake victims in Myanmar and Thailand, immediate help is essential. The next few weeks will be crucial to rebuild the extent of the destruction and to support people in need. Sonntagsblatt reports that many people in the affected regions have not only lost their houses, but also their livelihood.
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