On March 28, 2025, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck near Myanmar's second-largest city, flattening villages and parts of cities and killing at least 2,000 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis in the country.[1][2][3]The military-run government declared a state of emergency in six regions and states.[1]
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The military-run government declared a state of emergency in six regions and states.[1]
Coverage over time
Share of tracked outlets · weekly (UTC)
31%0%
Mar 20252026this week
LeftCenterRightLighter bar: this week so far
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Weekly counts, outlets and reports (2 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)
Left
Center
Right
Of tracked
Share
Receipts
Mar 31, 2025
12
18
7
37 of 205
18%
Mar 24, 2025
15
36
9
60 of 194
31%
Latest coverage
The newest reporting in this story's record.
Mar 28, 2025 · first reported · Headline from WDIO Duluth
The confirmed death toll rose quickly, from nearly 700 the day after the quake to 1,644 and then 1,700, as bodies were pulled from collapsed buildings.[4][5][2] Rescuers pulled a 63-year-old woman from the rubble in the capital four days later, but hope of finding many more survivors was fading.[3]
