Reports indicate that President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will provide assistance to Myanmar following a devastating earthquake on Friday.

“We’re going to be helping,” Trump said from the Oval Office on March 29.

Trump added that his officials have already been in contact with Myanmar government, describing the situation as “terrible.”

This announcement came after Myanmar’s leader made a rare plea for international aid.

An earthquake with a magnitude of approximately 6.9 just hit Myanmar at around 12:53 pm today.

The epicenter with 12 km from Sagaing initially determined. Affected countries reportedly involve Bangladesh, India, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, and Yunnan of China.

Source : Np News

The earthquake in the Sagaing Hills damaged some of the water pipes at the Sitagu, causing water shortages for monasteries and nunneries. Efforts are underway to restore water supply as soon as possible.
On the morning of April 3, the 89-year-old chief abbot of the Sitagu Monastery, Dr. Ashin Nyanissara, visited the Sayambu Pagoda on Sagaing Hill, Sun U Ponnyashin Pagoda, the Htuparyon Pagoda, the Sinmyarshin Pagoda, the Mingalar Maha Pagoda, and the See Kon Gyi Pagoda in Sagaing City, which were damaged by the earthquake.

According to the data collected by the Technical Support Team Myanmar, more than 50 infrastructures including pagodas, religious buildings, universities, churches, mosques, and other buildings in Mandalay were damaged by the earthquake.

Technical Support Team Myanmar is a non-profit organization dedicated to collecting records of ancient heritage buildings damaged by the earthquake. The team conducted the inventory with the help of volunteers and posted the information obtained as of April 2 on social media.