Trump says US will help after Myanmar quake

Rescue teams operate at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake. A huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, killing more than 150 people and injuring hundreds, with dozens trapped in collapsed buildings and the death toll expected to rise. (Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP)

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday vowed the United States would assist Myanmar after it was hit by a huge earthquake, following a rare plea for aid by the South-East Asian nation's ruling junta.

"It's terrible," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office about the quake when asked if he would respond to the appeal by Myanmar's military rulers.