A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit central Myanmar (formerly Burma) Friday (March 28), shaking Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, as well as nearby countries, including China and Thailand, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

Turkey has arrested the lawyer for jailed political opposition leader and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in what Imamoglu Thursday called a legal coup against democracy.

Water Mission, a Christian engineering nonprofit, is deploying a Disaster Response Assistance Team to Southeast Asia following the deadly magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand.

Damage is reported in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city (which lies 600km away from the epicentre) and in Naypyidaw, the country’s capital. The control tower of that city’s airport has collapsed, according to Mary Callahan of the University of Washington.

When two massive earthquakes (magnitudes 7.7 and 7.6) devastated southern and central Turkey in February 2023, they did more than destroy towns and villages — they brought communities together in unexpected solidarity.

The violent protests in Turkey which have pushed the country into chaos took a humourous turn when a man dressed in Pikachu costume was spotted running with a crowd. Visuals from the streets of Antalya shows a bright yellow inflated Pokémon running away from the Police when they began using force to disperse the protestors.

The earthquake is believed to have claimed more than 150 lives and hundreds of people are also reported as missing. Initial reports expect that these numbers could rise in the days ahead. During any disaster, clean, safe water is critical. It helps prevent the spread of water-related illnesses, which are especially deadly to young children

Those who have taken to Istanbul's streets see the arrest of its mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as politically motivated, as he was formally arrested and jailed on the same day the Republican People's Party (CHP) was expected to vote him in as their presidential candidate for the 2028 elections.