International aid arrives in Myanmar after the military junta issues a rare appeal for help
India and China have both sent rescue teams and emergency supplies. Myanmar's health and civil defence systems have been ravaged by four years of civil war.
Emergency teams have described scenes of utter devastation in Mandalay -- the city closest to the epicentre. Many residents spent the night in the streets as aftershocks continued. Hospitals are overwhelmed with casualties and transport and communications have been severely disrupted.
Also on the programme: As Russia continues its attack on Ukraine, we discuss sanctions - and whether some of them might be lifted, as requested by Kremlin. And the writer Elif Shafak, one of the most prominent voices in Turkish literature, on this week's anti-government protests sparked by the arrest of Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.
Joining presenter Paul Henley are Jeanna Smialek, Brussels Bureau Chief for The New York Times newspaper. And Mark MacKinnon, senior international correspondent for the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail.
(Photo: A Buddha statue is seen in a damaged building as motorists drive past following an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, 28 March 2025. Credit: STRINGER/EPA-EFE/REX)
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