Four days after the shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck, humanitarians are struggling to deliver assistance, amid mounting fears that attacks and obstruction could hinder the aid effort.
“So far, we have been able to provide assistance to the people,“ said Marcoluigi Corsi, the UN resident humanitarian coordinator in Myanmar.
Myanmar's junta said Monday 2,056 people had been confirmed dead, with more than 3,900 injured and 270 missing. At least 20 people died in neighbouring Thailand.
Complicating recovery efforts is the country's brutal ongoing civil war, sparked in 2021 when a military junta ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government.
Allegations that the junta has continued using air attacks since the quake have triggered sharp criticism, including from the UN special rapporteur for Myanmar, Tom Andrews.
“Obstructions to aid must be lifted. Young people should not be fearing arrest or conscription. The international community must step up with greater levels of emergency aid,“ he said.
But he said that “we have a strong monitoring system... and we have trusted partners that can report on the distribution of aid... even in areas where it is difficult to achieve”.
“As far as I know, diversion of aid hasn’t happened.”
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