Emergency assistance after earthquake

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Donate for earthquake emergency aid in Myanmar

In March 2025, the earth shook in Myanmar and Thailand. Over 3,700 people lost their lives in the severe earthquake. Six months after the disaster, the need for aid remains enormous.

Help is providing emergency relief and urgently appealing for donations for those affected in Myanmar.

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An aid worker distributes food — Thanks to our cooperation with local partners, we were able to provide rapid assistance in Myanmar.

Together with a local partner, Help provided emergency aid in the first days and weeks after the disaster. We supplied those affected with ready meals, cash assistance, and emergency shelter, supporting a total of 34,000 people.

The need remains great. Six months after the earthquake, thousands of families are still living in refugee camps, and drinking water and sanitation facilities are in short supply.

Together with our partner organization, Help is currently installing water treatment plants in emergency shelters and schools, giving a total of 12,800 people better access to clean water. We urgently need your support to achieve this!

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Relief supplies are delivered by boat — As many roads were destroyed by the earthquake, our partner organisation distributes some of the relief supplies by boat, e.g. in villages near Inle Lake.

A child with a broken leg receives support — Over 5,000 people were injured in the earthquake. Help supports those affected with medical aid and cash assistance.

Distribution of relief supplies to survivors of the earthquake in Myanmar — Our help arrives: The teams from our partner organisation are working every day to provide earthquake survivors with food, water and electrolyte solutions.

An aid worker cares for people left homeless by the earthquake in Myanmar — After the earthquake in Myanmar, thousands of people are sleeping under the open sky.

A humanitarian worker hands food and water to a woman — One month after the earthquake disaster, our partner organisation has already supported over 43,000 people.

Destroyed temple after earthquake in Myanmar — Numerous historical buildings were destroyed in the earthquake, such as this temple in Innwa.

Helpers unload a truck with relief supplies — The Parami neighbourhood in the city of Sagaing was hit particularly hard by the earthquake. We provided rapid emergency aid here through our partner.

Emergency shelters in Sagaing after the severe earthquake — Thousands of people in the earthquake region have been left homeless. Most of them are forced to sleep in the open. They use tarpaulins to build emergency shelters that offer little protection.

A helper hands a man a bag of food — The epicentre of the earthquake was near the city of Mandalay. Together with local partners, we are providing affected families with food and drinking water.

Drinking water packages are distributed from a truck — After disasters such as the earthquake, securing the drinking water supply is a top priority in order to prevent the outbreak of disease.

A man stands in the rubble of a house in Myanmar — There is no longer any hope of finding survivors in the rubble.

Emergency aid team distributes drinking water to those affected by the earthquake in Myanmar — Among other things, our partner organisation distributes drinking water and food to families from the Mahar Aung Myay district in Mandalay.

Ruined houses after fire in Myanmar — A fire broke out in Sein Pan, a neighbourhood of Mandalay, after the earthquake. Everything here is in ruins.

People ride scooters through an earthquake-ravaged town in Myanmar — According to the military government, over 65,000 houses, more than 4,000 monasteries, over 6,000 pagodas and temples, around 2,500 schools and 170 bridges were destroyed by the earthquake in Myanmar.

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Your donation makes a difference!

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At the end of March 2025, Thailand and Myanmar were hit by a devastating earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale. The earth shook for several minutes in both Southeast Asian countries. Rescue operations were hampered by several aftershocks.

The earthquake had particularly severe consequences in Myanmar: the epicenter of the quake was near the second-largest city, Mandalay. Houses, temples, and bridges collapsed, and roads were destroyed.

The situation in the cities of Mandalay and Sagaing was particularly dramatic: the roads were so badly damaged that rescue operations were only possible to a limited extent. In many areas, around 80 percent of the houses were destroyed. Numerous families remain homeless and are being housed in refugee camps.

People walk past rubble in Myanmar — Around 20 million people are affected by the earthquake.

In Myanmar, over 3,700 people lost their lives in the earthquake and more than 5,000 others were injured. The search for missing persons was hampered by persistent rainfall.

Myanmar has been embroiled in civil war since 2021, claiming thousands of lives. Currently, 22 million people in Myanmar are dependent on humanitarian aid. Following the earthquake, vital supply and communication routes have collapsed. The situation is exacerbated by the already weak healthcare system and ongoing political instability.

The people of Myanmar urgently need support!