AFP "Myanmar Military Government Requests International Aid for Earthquake Damage"

The Myanmar military regime declared a state of emergency in six areas affected by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in the country and requested humanitarian aid from the international community, AFP reported on the 28th (local time).

Min Aung Hlaing, the Supreme Leader of the Flying Myanmar Military, visited a hospital treating earthquake victims. Photo by AFP Yonhap News

According to AFP, Min Aung Hlaing, the commander-in-chief of the Myanmar military government, was seen arriving at a hospital in the capital, Naypyidaw, where the injured from the earthquake were receiving treatment.

The number of casualties is not yet known, but a representative from a general hospital in Naypyidaw told AFP that there were a large number of casualties.