US State Dept: USAID team of experts traveling to Myanmar post-quake

Record ID: 1987192

  • Title: US State Dept: USAID team of experts traveling to Myanmar post-quake
  • Date: 31st March 2025
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MARCH 31, 2025) (STATE TV) U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON, TAMMY BRUCE, WALKING TO LECTERN (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON, TAMMY BRUCE, SAYING: "In addition, as announced over the weekend, the United States will provide up to $2 million through Burma (Myanmar) based humanitarian assistance organizations to supp
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  • Keywords: Myanmar State Department Tammy Bruce aid earthquake quake
  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,North America,Earthquakes/Volcanoes/Tsunami
  • Reuters ID: LVA001312131032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Monday (March 31) that a team from the U.S. Agency for International Development was traveling to Myanmar to help identify the most pressing needs in the wake of the earthquake there.
    U.S. disaster experts, including those based in Bangkok, Manila and Washington are monitoring the situation, she told a news briefing, days after President Donald Trump's administration told Congress it would cut nearly all remaining jobs at USAID and shut the agency.
    (Production: Bernat Parera)
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