UK sends £10 million of 'life-saving aid' to Myanmar after earthquake

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2025-03-30

London (PA Media/dpa) - The UK government has pledged up to £10 million ($12.9 million) in "life-saving aid" for quake-hit Myanmar. The package is to support the humanitarian response "in the hardest hit areas of the earthquake," with a focus on food and water supplies, medicine and shelter, the Foreign Office said. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar at midday local time on Friday. Jennifer Chapman, minister of state for developme......

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