United Nations agencies have started assessing humanitarian needs in eastern Myanmar, which was struck by 6.8-magnitude earthquake Thursday March 24.
At least 74 people were killed and 111 others injured as of March 25, according to the country’s state media. The earthquake also damaged infrastructure and was felt in Myanmar’s main city, Yangon, as well as in neighboring Laos, Thailand, southern China and Vietnam, The New York Times says.
UNICEF is sending emergency health and first aid kits to the town of Tachileik, which was close to the epicenter and it is preparing to send water purification supplies if needed. The agency and the World Health Organization have also deployed teams to assist Myanmar authorities while other U.N. aid agencies said they are on standby to provide help as needed.
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