Burma’s Earthquake Nightmare: Airstrikes Pound Civilians as Junta Blocks Aid

Destruction and loss of life have swept central Burma, driven by an earthquake and relentless government airstrikes. Photo courtesy of Burmese ethnic social media.

“‘His brains jumped out of his head,’ cried a distraught woman from central Burma, describing a man crushed to death when a building collapsed on him during the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, killing and wounding thousands.

That disaster was just the start—the government’s relentless air and drone...