Europe provides 10m euros extra aid as Myanmar earthquake death toll exceeds 3,500
The European Commission has released 10 million euros in additional humanitarian aid for the victims of the earthquake in Myanmar, the Commission announced on Monday.
The funds will be used to provide emergency shelter, medical care, drinking water and sanitary facilities for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the country on 28 March.
Ten days after the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.7, the death toll has risen to 3,514 people. According to the military junta that rules Myanmar, 210 people are still missing.
“Our priority remains to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches those in need as quickly as possible,” European Commissioner for Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib said in a press release.
"Our priority remains to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches those in need as quickly as possible"
“We once again call on all parties to grant humanitarian organisations unhindered access, so they can work safely and effectively and provide life-saving assistance.”
The new package brings the total European contribution to 13 million euros and is part of a broader humanitarian programme of 46 million euros for 2025.
Twelve European experts and two liaison officers are on site to coordinate with the humanitarian partner organisations. A plane has left Copenhagen carrying 80 tonnes of essential goods from European stocks destined for Yangon, and Europe is also helping to assess the damage.
People sort through the rubble of a collapsed building in Mandalay, 5 April 2025, following the 28 March earthquake © PHOTO ZAW HTUN / AFP
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