Earthquake causes widespread damage in southern Shan State

Published 5 April 2025

EMG

In Kamparni Village, near Myinthaik Village, Myinthai Station, Thazi Township, where the Taungyo ethnic people live, 18 houses were damaged by the earthquake and are in need of assistance, sources said.

Landslides caused by the rain, and plantations, roads and bridges, and houses damaged by the earthquake occurred in Kamparni Village, but due to the difficulty of transportation and the remote location, and because the village is a small village between the border of Thazi Township, Mandalay Region and Kalaw Township, southern Shan State, donors are not able to reach them and are in need of assistance.

In Kamparni Village, Thazi Township, there are 65 houses in total, and 18 houses were damaged by the earthquake.

“We need some help now. We mainly need money and building materials. Our village is difficult to travel and people are not well-known of it,” said a person in charge of the relief work.

In Pinlaung Township, houses were also damaged by the earthquake and assistance is needed.

In Mrauk Htiva Village, Pinlaung Township, southern Shan State, the earthquake damaged six houses, a monastery, and a school, and assistance is needed for reconstruction.

In Aungban, the collapse of the Aungban Hotel also killed at least 10 people, but survivors were rescued. In addition, the ancient pagodas in the ancient Tha Main Kham Village of Aungban were also damaged, and there was a video of an ancient temple collapsing.

In addition, the umbrella of the main pagoda in Hopong Township was damaged and destroyed. In addition, locals said the ancient pagodas in Inle Lake were damaged.

In Inle Lake, Nyaungshwe Township, more than 10,000 people from more than 2,000 households in 22 villages in 10 village tracts are in need of emergency assistance due to the earthquake. Currently, there is a large number of food donations, so there is a need for building materials to repair and rebuild houses.

According to statistics from civil society organizations, a total of 2,337 houses have been damaged in the villages around Inle Lake, and 89 people have died.