China pledges US$137 million for Myanmar earthquake relief

China's and Belarus' rescue teams coordinate at the site of a collapsed building in Mandalay, on Apr 2, 2025, five days after a major earthquake struck central Myanmar. - File photo: AFP

BEIJING: China has pledged emergency humanitarian assistance of 1 billion yuan (US$137 million) to earthquake-stricken Myanmar, its embassy in the southeast Asian nation said.

The March 28 quake of magnitude 7.7 was one of Myanmar's strongest in a century, killing 3,645, as it toppled buildings, flattened communities and deprived many of food, water and shelter.