Myanmar junta continues air strikes after devastating earthquake

Myanmar junta continues air strikes after devastating earthquake


Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews told the BBC that it was "nothing short of incredible" that the military was continuing to "drop bombs when you are trying to rescue people" after the earthquake. Pro-democracy rebel groups that are fighting to remove the military from power have reported aerial bombings in Chang-U township in the north-western Sagaing region, the epicentre of the quake. Large parts of the Sagaing region, the epicentre of the earthquake, are now under the control of pro-democracy resistance groups.

Author: Rebecca Henschke - BBC Eye Investigations


Published at: 2025-03-29 20:39:28

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