Earthquake shock in Myanmar: Thousands of victims and urgently need help!

Earthquake shock in Myanmar: Thousands of victims and urgently need help!

Monywa, Myanmar - On March 28, 2025, a heavy earthquake shook central Myanmar, about 50 kilometers east of MONYWA. The cause of the earthquake and its devastating effects have already affected a considerable number of people. Probably estimates indicate that several thousand fatalities can be complained about, while around six million people suffer from the consequences of the disaster. The earthquake was even felt to the Thai capital Bangkok. Experts warn of further severe aftershocks that could bring additional destruction.

Gerald Schöpfer, President of the Austrian Red Cross, started an urgent call to donate to help the affected people. In a joint effort for humanitarian aid, the need to act quickly so that urgently needed resources can be made available. The donation information is as follows: IBAN: AT57 2011 1400 1440 0144, BIC: Gibaatwwwxxx, Erste Bank, BLZ 20.111, password: Earthquake Southeast Asia. The Red Cross emphasizes how important each donation is to save life.

urgent measures to help

Welthungerhilfe is also required to provide immediate emergency aid to ensure the survival of people in earthquake areas. The necessary measures include the distribution of food, drinking water and hygiene articles as well as the structure of provisional accommodations. In many regions affected by earthquakes, it is crucial to provide people with vital goods as soon as possible to prevent a humanitarian crisis.

An important goal of the international organization is to strengthen people's resilience in order to alleviate the effects of future disasters. The principle of "early warning and early action" is carried out in collaboration with local partners and government agencies, a risk analysis, followed by preventive measures for disaster prevention.

comparable disasters

In order to better illustrate the extent of the current tragedy, it is worth taking a look at past earthquake events, such as that in Nepal 2015. There two earthquakes on April 25th and May 12th led with strengths of 7.8 and 7.2 at the Richter scale at around 600,000 destroyed houses, whereby up to 90 percent of infrastructure was even affected in urban areas such as Kathmandu. For many people, this catastrophe meant the end of their livelihood and left devastating consequences that are still visible today. Welthungerhilfe has initiated long -term projects for reconstruction and disaster prevention since then.

The reconstruction in the affected areas is very slow, and many of those affected continue to live in provisional accommodations. Their fate stands for the need for the need for sustainable investments in prevention measures, which prove to be more effective in the long term than reactive help after disasters.

In order to help the victims of the current earthquake in Myanmar, humanitarian aids are necessary as quickly as possible. Every contribution can make a difference.