Trump announced US plans to provide assistance to Myanmar in connection with the earthquake

The US administration plans to provide assistance to Myanmar in connection with the earthquake, the parties have already established contact. This was announced on March 28 by US President Donald Trump during a press conference at the White House.

"We're going to help. <...> What happened is terrible. We have already talked with the country," The Economic Times newspaper quoted him as saying.

The publication notes that the full extent of the damage is still being investigated, this process is hampered by aftershocks. The urgent need for coordinated efforts is emphasized.

Powerful earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand: there are dead due to the collapse of buildings

The consequences of the rampant disaster were felt by several countries in the region

Earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 were recorded in Myanmar, neighboring Thailand, earlier in the day, and subsequently fluctuations reached Bangkok and its environs. Thai Prime Minister Phethong Thang Shinawatra has declared a state of emergency in the country's capital. Later it was reported that the death toll in Myanmar as a result of the earthquake rose to 144, 10 people died in Bangkok. Work continues at the site of the collapse.

The Russian Embassy in Thailand reported that it had not received information about Russian citizens injured in the earthquake. It was noted that the representative office of the Russian Federation maintains contact with local authorities.