{"id":5860,"date":"2025-04-27T00:55:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T18:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=5860"},"modified":"2025-04-27T00:55:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T18:25:28","slug":"one-month-after-the-earthquake-myanmars-ongoing-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/04\/one-month-after-the-earthquake-myanmars-ongoing-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"One Month After the Earthquake: Myanmar\u2019s Ongoing Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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“Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 April 25 Overview”<\/strong>, published by MoeMaKa<\/em> on April 26, 2025:<\/p>\n

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One Month After the Earthquake: Myanmar\u2019s Ongoing Struggles<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It has been nearly a full month since the March 28 earthquake<\/strong>\u2014a 7.7 magnitude quake<\/strong>, followed shortly after by a 6.8 aftershock<\/strong>. As Myanmar approaches the one-month mark, the wounds of the disaster remain raw<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the first 72 hours after the quake, some emergency rescues were conducted with the help of international search-and-rescue teams<\/strong>, local firefighters<\/strong>, and volunteer organizations<\/strong>. However, the scale and sufficiency of the response were limited.<\/p>\n

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Disaster Within Conflict<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Myanmar was already fractured by civil war<\/strong>, deep social divisions<\/strong>, and the presence of over a million internally displaced people (IDPs)<\/strong> when the quake hit. Resources were already strained, with the junta prioritizing military spending<\/strong> over social services.<\/p>\n

Facing the worst earthquake in nearly a century, Myanmar had little preparedness, unity, or resilience<\/strong> left to mount an adequate response.<\/p>\n

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Control and Relief Dynamics<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Although some NUG leaders assert that the junta controls only 20% of Myanmar\u2019s territory<\/strong>, the regions hardest hit by the earthquake<\/strong>\u2014including Mandalay, Sagaing, Kyaukse, Naypyitaw, Pyinmana, Inle, Yamethin, Pyawbwe, Wundwin, Myitnge, and Pyin Oo Lwin<\/strong>\u2014were all junta-controlled cities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Thus, despite broad resistance control elsewhere, most international aid<\/strong> had to be funneled through junta-held areas.<\/p>\n

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The Junta’s Priorities<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Since the earthquake:<\/p>\n