2 w. ago The £1 million raised by Scots for Myanmar in first 24 hours of 'devastating' earthquake disaster campaign

The fundraising campaign has raised £1m in Scotland in 24 hours

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2 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: Four pulled alive from rubble as military declares ceasefire

Survivors rescued more than 100 hours after devastating quake kills at least 3,000

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2 w. ago Man pulled alive from Myanmar earthquake rubble after five days

Twenty-six-year-old rescued from hotel in Naypyidaw as agencies call for increased aid before monsoonA man has been pulled alive from the rubble of a hotel in Myanmar, five days after the country’s worst earthquake in a century flattened entire neighbourhoods and tore through temples, bridges and highways.A joint team of rescuers from Myanmar and Turkey found the 26-year-old in the ruins of the building in the capital, Naypyidaw, after midnight, the fire service and the country’s ruling junta said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man pulled alive from rubble of Myanmar earthquake five days after disaster struck

Dramatic rescue of man trapped in hotel where he worked took nine hours after he was discovered alive

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2 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: Astonishing moment hotel worker buried beneath rubble rescued

The earthquake-hit hotel worker was spotted by Mayanma rescue workers buried under the rubble nearly a week after the 7.7-magnitude tremors shook vast tracts of southeast area

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2 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: man pulled alive from rubble after five days as looming monsoon sparks urgent call for aid

A 26-year-old man was rescued from hotel in capital Naypyidaw, long after disaster that has killed thousandsA man was pulled alive from the rubble of a hotel in Myanmar on Wednesday, five days after the country’s worst earthquake in a century flattened entire neighbourhoods and tore through temples, bridges and highways.The 26-year-old was found alive in the ruins of the building in the capital, Naypyidaw, by a joint team of rescuers from Myanmar and Turkey after midnight, the fire service and the country’s ruling junta said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: Young girls trapped under rubble with grandmother film desperate plea for help

Young girls trapped with their grandmother under the rubble of a collapsed building in the Myanmar earthquake filmed their desperate plea for help.

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3 w. ago A woman is rescued from rubble in Myanmar but hope is fading for more quake survivors

Rescue workers have saved a 63-year-old woman from earthquake rubble in Myanmar’s capital, but hope is fading of finding many more survivors

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: woman trapped for days pulled alive from the rubble

Brief moment of relief as rescue workers carry a woman from the rubble of a hotel in Mandalay after a five-hour operationMyanmar earthquake: What we know so farA woman trapped beneath the remains of a hotel building for nearly 60 hours after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar was pulled alive from the rubble on Monday, officials said, in a rare moment of hope for rescue teams scrambling to find survivors.Rescuers, many of them unequipped volunteers, have spent days trying to free people from buildings collapsed following Friday’s huge earthquake, which killed more than 1,700 people in the country and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Survivors continue to be pulled from Myanmar earthquake rubble 60 hours after disaster

Four survivors were pulled from a collapsed school and one from a hotel as rescue missions continue

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3 w. ago Moment earthquake victim trapped under rubble is rescued ALIVE after terrifying 40

The man was pulled out from under the rubble of a collapsed building in the capital Naypyidaw by rescue teams from Singapore and Myanmar on Sunday, the country's army-run TV reported.

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake survivors dig through rubble with bare hands as death toll soars past 1,600

True scale of disaster caused by 7.7-magnitude earthquake may take days to emerge as countries around the world pledge support

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake survivors dig through rubble with bare hands as death toll soars past 1,000

True scale of disaster caused by 7.7-magnitude earthquake may take days to emerge as countries around the world pledge support

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3 w. ago Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens

Bloc’s first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikesPeople in the EU are being advised to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours as part of a European strategy that aims to increase readiness for catastrophic floods and fires, pandemics and military attacks.Outlining its first preparedness strategy, the European Commission said it wanted to encourage citizens to take “proactive measures to prepare for crises, such as developing household emergency plans and stockpiling essential supplies”. Continue reading...

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