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Resistance forces have fully captured Indaw Town in northern Sagaing Region, near the Kachin State border, following nearly eight months of attacks, sources said on April Monday.

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China: $13.9m, rescue teams

US: $2m (Rubio increased this to $9m)

EU: $2.7m

Australia: A$8.5m

South Korea: $2m

Malaysia: $2.25m and 50 member rescue team

UK: £10m (increased to £15m)

New Zealand: NZ$2m

India: 4 ships of relief goods and rescue team

Vietnam: sent over 100 rescue operations personnel

Thailand: sent 55 rescue and medical personnel

Russia: 60 rescue workers

Singapore: 80 rescue team

Philippines: 114 rescue team

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Myanmar’s regime conducted airstrikes on Sagaing Region and Kachin State on Thursday, hours after it declared a ceasefire for earthquake relief operations.

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Myanmar’s military on Wednesday announced a unilateral ceasefire in its fight against rebels until April 22 to expedite relief and reconstruction efforts after last week’s devastating earthquake, which has killed more than 3,000 people.

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NUG has already declared a truce shortly after the earthquake.

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Australia on Wednesday said it was providing another $4.5 million, in addition to $1.25 million it had already committed, and had a rapid response team on the ground.

Washington said on the weekend it would provide $2 million in emergency assistance.

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Sagaing is the heart of local resistance to military rule after the coup, and the eipcenter of the earthquake. Unlike the professional guerilla armies that rule the border and hills of the country using forced conscription funded by drug and illicit goods trades , Sagaing's PDFs are volunteers using home-made rifles, drones, and 3-D printed guns in opposing the military rule. Predictably the area is receiving scant help from the military junta in rescue operations.

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Statement by US Embassy in Myanmar:

As an immediate response to the March 28 Sagaing earthquake, the United States will provide up to USD 2 million through Myanmar-based humanitarian assistance organizations to support earthquake-affected communities. In addition, a USAID emergency response team is deploying to Myanmar to identify the people’s most pressing needs, including emergency shelter, food, medical needs, and access to water.

The United States stands with the people of Myanmar as they work to recover from the devastation. We offer our deepest condolences for the loss of life and infrastructure in this difficult time.

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