Poppy McPherson

Three USAID workers flown into #Myanmar to help with rescue and recovery efforts were told they had been fired this week while in the earthquake zone, an ex-official told me. They are sleeping on the streets, along with residents, while organising aid. https://t.co/9Gnas0UuN6

RT @BBCBreakfast: 'When you are covering a natural disaster one of the things you see on the ground is just masses of rescue teams, which y…

The U.S. has world class search and rescue teams that could have been deployed to search for survivors of #Myanmar’s devastating earthquake. They weren’t, because Elon Musk and the Trump administration fed USAID “into the wood chipper”.

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After a 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Myanmar, international rescuers rushed into the devastated country. The most ubiquitous among them have been Chinese relief workers, whose blue and orange uniforms appear across videos circulating on social media https://t.co/Qt6Gwgg5eW https://t.co/XjagagYrel

A functional USAID would have activated urban search-and-rescue teams that were capable of being deployed to Myanmar in 48 hours, said Marcia Wong, formerly a top official at USAID. “We have created a vacuum which can allow other actors to step in.” https://t.co/dsaQjGhgHw

RT @TLCBkk: Sagaing fire and rescue…. https://t.co/J9Ncdp5ySv

RT @elimeixler: Meanwhile quite a line here: while Mandalay residents are digging survivors out of the rubble with their bare hands, the mi…

RT @TLCBkk: Sagaing, the epicentre of the earthquake. Destruction is much greater here than Mandalay… local firefighter told us as much as…

#Myanmar’s military fired warning shots at a Chinese Red Cross convoy bringing humanitarian aid overland from China through rebel held areas, saying it had not sought permission from the junta. https://t.co/26phJKSeWv

Significant breaking news from #Myanmar - three major ethnic armed groups have declared a unilateral ceasefire to support humanitarian response to the earthquake. The military has continued to bomb since the disaster happened. https://t.co/NYLqOs4LXO

In earthquake-hit Naypyitaw, #Myanmar's foreign ministry is among many damaged buildings and everyone from the minister down is working in the lawn for fear of aftershocks. https://t.co/xFNMa4g3Ll

'In Mandalay, residents said they were upset to see soldiers lounging around the sites of collapsed buildings. Some played video games on their phones, while locals used their hands to pry bricks from the rubble.' https://t.co/mKhNNaVmmo

Families who lost loved ones in Duterte’s drug war face a wave of online hatred from supporters of the former president, now in The Hague awaiting trial. Facebook has been hosting paid ads promoting him, including some that violated its own rules. https://t.co/sdEtWY6dDB

RT @SaksithCNA: Despite the numerous evacuations of buildings reported across Bangkok this morning, @EarthquakeTMD has NOT recorded any tre…

In many countries, the military would be mobilizing to help people in the aftermath of such a massive natural disaster. In #Myanmar, it is bombing its own people, while appealing for international aid. https://t.co/TVOmdsDfcS

RT @SaksithCNA: Gwen Robinson (1960-2025) “Badass” comes to mind when I think about her. Fiercely passionate w/ a career spanning decades…

RT @joefree215: Amid tragedy in Myanmar there is tragedy in the Myanmar media space. Gwen Robinson, legendary journalist, editor, mentor &…