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On this Chinese airport tarmac, over 80 emergency workers in boxes of sorely needed supplies are headed to Myanmar
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They will join a team who crossed the border with 11 trucks of aid. We have deployed personnel to work around the clock and opened an emergency channel to ensure the prompt customs clearance of relief supplies, rescue items, and patients seeking medical care
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In addition to China, aid has also been promised from countries. including India, South Korea, and the U.K
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Donald Trump said the U.S. will also be sending aid to Myanmar. That's terrible what's happened
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It's a real bad one, and we will be helping. We've already spoken with the country
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In a rare turn towards the international community, the ruling military junta, who have kept Myanmar relatively closed off from the rest of the world
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called on any country to come to Myanmar's aid, a plea which shows the colossal scale of the damage
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At the moment, what they need most is the international rescue team
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We are mobilizing all the food and non-food items, as well as biscuits and treatment for malnutrition
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But this response is far from enough. Even before the earthquake, 15 million Burmese were suffering from famine caused by a years-long civil war
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Though a unilateral partial ceasefire was declared Saturday by Myanmar's shadow national unity government
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the ruling military government has reportedly continued airstrikes against resistance groups following the earthquake
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Eight operations are further impacted by heavy damage sustained to hospitals and roads
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And according to the UN, shortages of blood bags, anesthetics, and other medical supplies
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are already jeopardizing the work of rescue workers
