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Artificial intelligence and satellites have been deployed to track extensive infrastructure damage caused by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake to help aid workers in Myanmar.
Fox News |
More than 3,000 people have now died from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Burma last week, which destroyed thousands of buildings and sent the war-torn country into a deeper humanitarian cris...
CNN |
The immense scale of the disaster has piled a fresh crisis on the impoverished Southeast Asian country, where almost 20 million people were already in need of humanitarian assistance after four years...

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AI for Good: Microsoft’s Critical Support in Mapping Myanmar’s Earthquake Damage
Microsoft’s AI and satellite tech help aid workers assess damage in Mandalay after Myanmar’s 7.7-magnitude quake, guiding rescue and relief efforts on the ground.
AI and satellites help aid workers respond to Myanmar earthquake damage
Just after sunrise on Saturday, a satellite set its long-range camera on the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, not far from the epicenter of Friday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southeast Asian country’s second-largest city.
Myanmar Junta Should Widen Access for Earthquake Rescuers, Aid and Rights Groups Say
Myanmar's ruling junta should free up movement by international aid workers to help survivors of a devastating earthquake, even in areas controlled by groups battling it, aid and human rights groups said,
Burma earthquake death toll rises to 3,085, humanitarian crisis deepens
More than 3,000 people have died from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Burma last week, which has sent the country into a deeper humanitarian crisis.
DEC Myanmar Earthquake Appeal
Dr Sian Williams presents the DEC Myanmar Earthquake Appeal
Myanmar Earthquake Toll Crosses 3,000; Heat and Rains Fuel Disease Risk
Extreme heat and heavy rain in Myanmar could cause disease outbreaks among earthquake survivors camping in the open, global aid bodies warned on Thursday, complicating rescue efforts made difficult by a civil war,
The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar’s earthquake
As the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyer sped past crumbled buildings, buckled roads and gaping sinkholes toward his hometown of Sagaing, the epicenter of the most powerful earthquake to hit Myanmar in a century.
Myanmar’s junta takes advantage of a devastating earthquake
S ince March 28th, when a powerful earthquake shook Myanmar’s central heartlands, the country’s brutal junta has tried to show the world its softer side. Min Aung Hlaing, its leader, has visited survivors in a hospital and asked foreigners to send help.
Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 3,085 as More Bodies Found
The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago has risen to 3,085 as search and rescue teams find more bodies
Footage bearing AI signs falsely presented as Myanmar quake aftermath
Myanmar's second biggest city Mandalay suffered some of the worst destruction following a deadly earthquake that struck on March 28. But a clip that ricocheted worldwide purportedly depicts the damage has visual errors indicating it was created using AI,
Video of 'Myanmar earthquake aftermath' bears AI signs
After a massive earthquake hit Myanmar on March 28, social media posts shared fabricated footage of wrecked infrastructure falsely claiming it shows the aftermath of the tremors. The clip was traced to an account that uploads AI-generated videos.
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AI-generated videos go viral after deadly Myanmar earthquake
The clips do not show genuine footage and display key signs of being generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar on March 28, 2025, near Mandalay, the nation's second-largest city, killing more than 2000 people.
Myanmar hospitals overwhelmed as military government says more than 2,000 killed in quake
At least three hospitals in the country are out of service, according to the World Health Organisation, three days after a powerful earthquake hit the country.
With U.S. Absent, China Steps in for Earthquake-Hit Myanmar
Members of the Chinese Red Cross International Emergency Response Team work at a collapsed residential building following the earthquake, in Mandalay, Myanmar March 31, 2025. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo BANGKOK/BEIJING (Reuters) - After a 7.
How Myanmar’s Junta Is Complicating Earthquake Recovery
Myanmar’s junta government doesn’t often want others to intervene in its affairs.Years of internal strife and alleged human rights abuses in the authoritarian-led Southeast Asian nation have pushed it toward isolation.
BBC On The Ground In Myanmar After Earthquake
BBC's Yogita Limaye becomes first foreign journalist to enter the country since disaster
Myanmar Military Calls for Temporary Truce After Earthquake
It remains unclear whether the cease-fire would be honored. It comes a day after soldiers fired at a Chinese Red Cross aid convoy, and amid multiple airstrikes.
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