The extent of the destruction in Myanmar from Friday’s powerful earthquake is slowly starting to emerge. At least 2,700 people are dead, according to the military government, and more than 4,500 injured — though the figures are rising all the time. The tragedy could hardly have come at a worse moment for the fragile state. Decades of repressive military rule and internal insurgencies have sapped its development, and the intensified civil war since the junta retook power in a 2021 coup has killed thousands and degraded hospitals, roads and electricity supplies. A third of Myanmar’s people were already expected to need humanitarian assistance this year. Now aid agencies lack the security guarantees, access and information needed for disaster relief.
上周五的强烈地震给缅甸造成的破坏程度正逐渐显现。据军政府称，至少有2,700人死亡，4,500多人受伤--尽管这些数字还在不断上升。对于这个脆弱的国家来说，这场悲剧发生在一个最糟糕的时刻。数十年的军事镇压和国内叛乱削弱了缅甸的发展，自军政府在2021年的政变中夺回政权以来，内战愈演愈烈，已造成数千人死亡，医院、道路和电力供应恶化。预计今年已有三分之一的缅甸人需要人道主义援助。现在，援助机构缺乏救灾所需的安全保障、准入和信息。