(4 Sep 2025)
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++THERE ARE NO VOX POPS IN THIS STORY DUE TO CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF ANY ORDINARY PEOPLE WE MIGHT SPEAK TO, GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT. ALSO, THE TEXT STORY LEADS WITH A WOMAN AT A RUBBLE SITE WHOSE SON WAS KILLED IN THE EARTHQUAKE. THE WOMAN ASKED NOT TO HAVE HER FACE ON CAMERA SO SHE IS NOT IN THE VIDEO EDIT.++
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Mandalay, Myanmar – 27 August 2025
1. Wide of earthmover working at rubble site that was once the Sky Villa Condominium and Hotel
2. Various of earthmovers clearing rubble and debris
3. Mid of torn mattress on top of twisted steel
4. Wide of earthmover at work
5. SOUNDBITE (Burmese) Kyaw Ko Ko, Chief of Mandalay Fire District:
“Sometimes, while we were working we found children and pregnant women. We retrieved the bodies of children. Anyway, during the rescue work, it occurred to me that they could easily be my own relatives or family members. You can’t afford to get too stressed, though. In a situation like that, you try your best just to rescue them as soon as possible.”
6. Exterior of main building of Mandalay University
7. Various of workers engaged in repair and reconstruction work
8. Various of official talking to rescue and recovery teams
9. SOUNDBITE (Burmese) Aye Min Thu, Chief of Mandalay Division of the National Disaster Management Department:
“We must take this threat (of another earthquake) into account and build a resilient society that can withstand disasters. Then, if such a situation arises, our buildings, our human resources, our future generations will not be easily destroyed.”
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Naypyitaw, Myanmar – 28 August 2025
10. Exterior view of parliament complex
11. Exterior of parliament building, with tarpaulins covering much of the facade
12. Mid of damage to a wall
13. Wide of man at work with drill
14. Pan across main chamber, which is filled with scaffolding and workers
15. Desks of lawmakers covered with plastic sheeting
16. Wide of steel buttresses shoring up the floor of the chamber
17. Close of buttresses
18. Wide of officials inspecting and discussing the repair work with Aung Kyaw Soe, Director-General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
19. Mid of officials
20. SOUNDBITE (Burmese) Aung Kyaw Soe, Director-General, Department of Housing and Urban Development:
“This is very important for us. The election will be held on December 28 and it will finish in January and after that the parliament will be convened right away. This is very important so we will get it finished.”
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Near Mandalay, Myanmar – 27 August 2025
21. Wide of bridge that fell during the quake
22. Mid of part of bridge in the river
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Naypyitaw, Myanmar – 28 August 2025
23. Water tower, broken in two, lying on ground
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Naypyitaw, Myanmar – 26 August 2025
24. Various of female workers carrying and depositing rocks for road repair
25. Wide of man spraying tarmac onto surface on road
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Washington – 3 September 2025
26. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar:
“They’re stopping any aid getting into any areas that are not completely controlled by the junta. We know that. So that’s just a complete cut-off. So if you live in these areas and you’re administrators dealing with people facing these incredible hardships in these areas then you need to find other ways to get aid in. It’s a very difficult process.”
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Naypyitaw, Myanmar – 28 August 2025
27. Various of damaged housing units in the capital
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