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Survivors still being found from Burma earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700
- A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Burma on Friday, killing more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war.
- The death toll is expected to rise, but the earthquake hit a wide swath of the country, leaving many areas without power, telephone or cell connections and damaging roads and bridges, leaving the full extent of the devastation hard to assess.
- The World Health Organization said more than 10,000 buildings are known to have collapsed or been severely damaged in Burma. The earthquake also hit neighboring Thailand, causing a high-rise building under construction to collapse and burying many workers.
Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Burma’s capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war.
The fire department in Naypyitaw said the woman was successfully pulled from the rubble 91 hours after being buried when the building collapsed in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit midday Friday. Experts say the likelihood of finding survivors drops dramatically after 72 hours.
Death toll numbers forecast to increase
The head of Burma’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, told a forum in Naypyitaw, that 2,719 people have now been found dead, with 4,521 others injured and 441 missing, Myanmar’s Western News online portal reported.
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Those figures are widely expected to rise, but the earthquake hit a wide swath of the country, leaving many areas without power, telephone or cell connections and damaging roads and bridges, leaving the full extent of the devastation hard to assess.
Most of the reports so far have come from Mandalay, Burma’s second-largest city, which was near the epicenter of the earthquake, and Naypyitaw.
«The needs are massive, and they are rising by the hour,» said Julia Rees, UNICEF’s deputy representative for Burma.
Burma’s rescuers work through rubble of a collapsed building following Friday’s earthquake in Naypyitaw, Burma, on April 1, 2025. (AP Photo)
«The window for lifesaving response is closing. Across the affected areas, families are facing acute shortages of clean water, food, and medical supplies.»
Burma’s fire department said that 403 people have been rescued in Mandalay and 259 bodies have been found so far. In one incident alone, 50 Buddhist monks who were taking a religious exam in a monastery were killed when the building collapsed and 150 more are thought to be buried in the rubble.
Structural damage is extensive
The World Health Organization said that more than 10,000 buildings overall are known to have collapsed or been severely damaged in central and northwest Burma.
The earthquake also rocked neighboring Thailand, causing a high-rise building under construction to collapse and burying many workers.
Two bodies were pulled from the rubble on Monday and another was recovered Tuesday, but dozens were still missing. Overall, there were 21 people killed and 34 injured in Bangkok, primarily at the construction site.
In Burma, search and rescue efforts across the affected area paused briefly at midday on Tuesday as people stood for a minute in silent tribute to the dead.
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Relief efforts moving at a sluggish pace
Foreign aid workers have been arriving slowly to help in the rescue efforts, but progress was still slow with a lack of heavy machinery in many places.
In one site in Naypyitaw on Tuesday, workers formed a human chain, passing chunks of brick and concrete out hand-by-hand from the ruins of a collapsed building.
The Burma military government’s official Global New Light of Burma reported Tuesday that a team of Chinese rescuers saved four people the day before from the ruins of the Sky Villa, a large apartment complex that collapsed during the quake. They included a 5-year-old and a pregnant woman who had been trapped for more than 60 hours.
The same publication also reported two teenagers were able to crawl out of the rubble of the same building to where rescue crews were working, using their cellphone flashlights to help guide them. The rescue workers were then able to use details from what they told them to locate their grandmother and sibling.
International rescue teams from several countries are on the scene, including from Russia, China, India, the United Arab Emirates and several Southeast Asian countries. The U.S. Embassy said an American team had been sent but hadn’t yet arrived.
Aid pledges pouring in as officials warn of disease outbreak risk
Meantime, multiple countries have pledged millions in aid to assist Burma and humanitarian aid organizations with the monumental task ahead.
Even before the earthquake, more than 3 million people had been displaced from their homes by Burma’s brutal civil war, and nearly 20 million were in need, according to the U.N.
Many were already lacking in basic medical care and standard vaccinations, and the destruction of water and sanitation infrastructure by the earthquake raises the risk of disease outbreaks, warned the U.N.’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
«The displacement of thousands into overcrowded shelters, coupled with the destruction of water and sanitation infrastructure, has significantly heightened the risk of communicable disease outbreaks,» OCHA said in its latest report.
«Vulnerability to respiratory infections, skin diseases, vector-borne illnesses such as dengue fever, and vaccine-preventable diseases like measles is escalating,» it added.
The onset of monsoon season also a worry
Shelter is also a major problem, especially with the monsoon season looming.
Since the earthquake, many people have been sleeping outside, either because homes were destroyed or out of fear of aftershocks.
Civil war complicates disaster relief
Burma’s military seized power in 2021 from the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking what has turned into significant armed resistance and a brutal civil war.
Government forces have lost control of much of Burma, and many places were dangerous or impossible for aid groups to reach even before the quake.
Military attacks and those from some anti-military groups have not stopped in the aftermath of the earthquake, though the shadow opposition National Unity Government has called a unilateral ceasefire for its forces.
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The NUG, established by elected lawmakers who were ousted in 2021, called for the international community to ensure humanitarian aid is delivered directly to the earthquake victims, urging «vigilance against any attempts by the military junta to divert or obstruct humanitarian assistance.»
«We are in a race against time to save lives,» the NUG said in a statement.
«Any obstruction to these efforts will have devastating consequences, not only due to the impact of the earthquake but also because of the junta’s continued brutality, which actively hinders the delivery of lifesaving assistance.»
It wasn’t immediately clear whether the military has been impeding humanitarian aid. In the past, it initially refused to allow in foreign rescue teams or many emergency supplies after Cyclone Nargis in 2008, which resulted in well more than 100,000 deaths. Even once it did allow foreign assistance, it was with severe restrictions.
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In this case, however, Min Aung Hlaing, pointedly said on the day of the earthquake that the country would accept outside help.
Tom Andrews, a monitor on rights in Burma commissioned by the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council, said on X that to facilitate aid, military attacks must stop.
«The focus in Burma must be on saving lives, not taking them,» he said.
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Violencia en Río de Janeiro: un operativo policial dejó ocho muertos y los narcos respondieron quemando colectivos
Una mañana de terror sacudió este miércoles al centro de Río de Janeiro. Un operativo policial terminó con ocho muertos, entre ellos Claudio Augusto dos Santos, alias Jiló, señalado como jefe del narcotráfico en el Morro dos Prazeres, y Leandro Silva Souza, un vecino que fue tomado como rehén por los delincuentes.
Además, dos personas resultaron heridas y la violencia se desató en las calles: colectivos incendiados, barricadas y servicios interrumpidos.
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El operativo y la reacción narco: caos en las calles de Río
El operativo del Batalhão de Operações Especiais (Bope) arrancó cerca de las 5 de la mañana en las comunidades de Prazeres, Fallet, Fogueteiro, Coroa, Escondidinho y Paula Ramos. Más de 150 agentes, apoyados por 14 patrulleros y dos blindados, avanzaron contra los narcos, según informó la Policía Militar. Narcos incendiaron colectivos en Río de Janeiro tras el operativo policial en Morro das Prazeres. (Foto: AFP/Mauro Pimentel)
En medio del despliegue, un grupo de delincuentes irrumpió en una vivienda y tomó como rehenes a Leandro Silva Souza y su esposa Roberta. El comandante del Bope, Marcelo Corbage, explicó que “en una acción cobarde, tomaron a una pareja como rehén. Buscábamos una solución pacífica, pero hubo disparos en la casa. El señor Leandro fue alcanzado en la cabeza. Roberta fue rescatada en estado de shock y declarará ante la Justicia”.
La violencia escaló rápidamente. En la Avenida Paulo de Frontin, en el barrio Rio Comprido, un colectivo fue incendiado y otros vehículos fueron secuestrados para bloquear el tránsito. El humo y las llamas paralizaron el acceso al túnel Rebouças y generaron un caos total en la zona.
Colectivos incendiados y servicios afectados: el impacto en la ciudad
El ataque a los colectivos fue una respuesta directa a la operación policial en las favelas controladas por el Comando Vermelho.
Según la empresa Rio Ônibus, cinco colectivos fueron usados como barricadas y uno de ellos terminó completamente incendiado. Siete líneas de colectivos debieron desviar su recorrido y al menos diez servicios resultaron afectados, complicando aún más la movilidad en la ciudad.
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Las escuelas tampoco escaparon al drama: siete establecimientos municipales suspendieron sus actividades y una unidad de atención primaria de salud cerró sus puertas. Otras tres funcionaron con restricciones.
El operativo terminó con varios muertos, entre ellos un veino que fue tomado como rehén. (Foto: AFP/Mauro Pimentel).
El Hospital Souza Aguiar recibió a diez personas baleadas durante la mañana. Ocho hombres llegaron sin vida, una mujer permanece internada en estado estable y un policía fue atendido por heridas leves y dado de alta.
La Policía Militar informó que secuestró dos fusiles, cuatro pistolas y dos revólveres durante el operativo. Además, detuvo a cuatro personas acusadas de provocar disturbios en las calles.
Quién era Jiló, el jefe narco abatido por el Bope
Claudio Augusto dos Santos, conocido como Jiló, tenía un largo historial delictivo desde los años 90: tráfico de drogas, homicidio, secuestro y robo, con diez órdenes de captura vigentes.
Cláudio Augusto dos Santos, apodado Jiló dos Prazeres, tenía 55 años. (Foto: gentileza g1).
La policía lo vinculaba con el asesinato del turista italiano Roberto Bardella en 2016, un caso que conmocionó a Brasil. Bardella y su primo ingresaron por error al Morro dos Prazeres en moto; el turista fue ejecutado y su cuerpo fue encontrado oculto en el baúl de un auto. Jiló había salido de prisión apenas un mes antes de ese crimen.
El Centro de Operaciones y Resiliencia (COR) de la ciudad alertó sobre cortes en varias calles clave, como Itapiru, Barão de Petrópolis, Estrela y la propia Avenida Paulo de Frontin. Cuatro patrulleros del Batalhão de Rondas Especiais e Controle de Multidão (Recom) bloquearon los accesos a los morros de Fallet y Prazeres.
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Belgium deploys military to guard Jewish sites after Iran-linked group claims Europe attacks
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Belgium is ramping up security for its Jewish community after a recent synagogue attack heightened fears across Europe, as a newly emerged terrorist group with suspected ties to Iran has claimed responsibility for a series of strikes on Jewish targets across the continent.
Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya, translated as «The Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right,» said it carried out multiple attacks recently, including the March 9 explosion at a synagogue in Liège, Belgium, according to a Fox News Digital report. The group also claimed responsibility for an arson attack on a synagogue in Rotterdam, Belgium, and an explosive attack on a Jewish school in Amsterdam.
A fourth incident at a Jewish site in Greece has been linked to the group by several sources, though details about that attack remain limited.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry said March 15 that «a jihadi group tied to an Iranian proxy» was behind the attacks, adding that «the IRGC continues to sponsor and export terror across the globe,» referring to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Bill White visits the site of a synagogue damaged by an explosion early on Monday, in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. (Yves Herman/Reuters)
Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin described the blast outside a synagogue in the eastern city of Liège as a «despicable antisemitic act» that directly targeted the country’s Jewish community.
Prime Minister Bart De Wever responded on X Monday morning, writing, «Antisemitism is an attack on our values and our society, and we must combat it unequivocally. We stand in solidarity with the Jewish community in Liège and throughout the country.»
Joe Truzman, senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and editor of its Long War Journal, told Fox News Digital that the war in Iran has likely «compelled the group, for whoever is behind this, to start launching these attacks.»
Truzman said he «suspect(s) this organization is being directed» and that there is «an entity behind it.»
In response to the attack in Liège, Belgian officials announced increased protection measures.
«To protect our Jewish community, we are deploying military personnel to support security on our streets. The safety of every citizen must be guaranteed,» Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken wrote on X Monday. «Antisemitism and hatred against Jews will never be tolerated. We will stand firm against it, always.»
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Police secure the site near a synagogue damaged by an explosion early on Monday, in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. (Yves Herman/Reuters)
The move drew praise from U.S. officials.
«Last week, I urged Belgian officials to adequately protect Jewish communities—thank you, Defense Minister Francken and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prévot, for stepping up with increased security measures,» Ambassador Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism at the State Department, wrote, adding that he looks forward to working with Belgian counterparts «to safeguard the Jewish community.»
Undersecretary of State Sarah B. Rogers also welcomed the decision, calling it a rare example of action rather than rhetoric.
«We hear a lot of talk about combating antisemitism and other forms of hatred — but it’s satisfying to see practical action, like this, to guard the public square against brute terrorist violence targeting Jews and others,» Rogers wrote on X. «Liberty in the tweets, order in the streets.»
Belgium long has maintained heightened security around Jewish institutions following past attacks, including the 2014 shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels that killed four people — one of the deadliest antisemitic attacks in the country’s modern history.
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Two women embrace near the scene of a terror attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester, England, Oct. 2, 2025. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Still, Jewish organizations warn the current moment reflects a renewed and dangerous escalation.
«This criminal act against a Jewish house of worship is deeply alarming and part of a broader and troubling rise in antisemitic incidents and violent extremism across Europe,» the World Jewish Congress said in a March 10 statement.
Fox News Digital reporter Beth Bailey and Reuters contributed to this report.
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Leaked teachers’ union K-12 training presentation rails against Trump administration, red states
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FIRST ON FOX: The National Education Association, which — with 3 million members — is one of the largest teachers’ unions in the country, conducted a training session last month filled with far-left political messaging, a watchdog group has revealed. The revelation comes as the union continues to face criticism for prioritizing activism over student needs.
The NEA event on Feb. 23, billed as an «Advocacy and Free Speech Rights for K-12 Educators» training, promoted a variety of leftist causes and criticisms of the Trump administration in slides obtained by Defending Education, a national organization that monitors political content in schools.
The NEA training argues that the Department of Education is «now actively committed to violating civil rights,» and that educators need to protect «vulnerable students.»
In the slide presentation, the NEA claims that «Democracy itself is at stake» due to an «unprecedented push to criminalize speech and political opposition.»
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NEA President Becky Pringle speaks at a rally. (Getty Images)
The teachers’ union appears to take issue with the Trump administration’s designation of Antifa as a terrorist organization given slides that show screenshots with the headlines: «Trump Signs Order Targeting Antifa Movement» and «White House Use of ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Doesn’t Match Legal Reality.»
The training made clear the importance of adhering to gender pronouns and the specified gender identity of K-12 students, saying that educators «can (and should address) students in the way they identify themselves,» regardless of whether the way they «identity» differs from school records.
The training also took aim at Republican-led states, saying, «It’s not just the Trump Administration… it’s Red State governments as well» in a slide with headlines lamenting banning DEI in schools, Texas wanting to «punish» students who protest ICE, and a headline that said, «Charlie Kirk’s death prompts Iowa bill revoking teacher licenses for celebrating political violence.»
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The presentation to members also includes a scenario providing potential responses to teachers who face backlash for displaying Black Lives Matter or Pride flags in their classrooms, instructing them to push back and ask questions like «was there a pre-existing policy?» and «is the policy viewpoint-neutral and applied in a neutral manner?»
Educators are told in the agenda for the training that they will learn about threats to educators’ voice and freedom, as well as guidance «for when legal protections will be more robust or when educators may be more at risk.»
«This is not, in any sense, a training on educator rights,» Chloe Hunt, investigative reporter for Defending Education, told Fox News Digital. «It is a political framing of the classroom, in which all Republicans are demonized and conservatives are portrayed as threats to education.»
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Fox News Digital reached out to the NEA for comment.
In recent months, the NEA has faced strong pushback from conservatives and parents’ rights activists over the millions of dollars it has funneled to left-wing groups, with critics pointing to the number of students struggling with poor test scores at the same time.
In January, an employee within the NEA, spoke out against the «toxic» politics inside the union’s headquarters.
«It’s a very liberal place. There’s only a handful of conservatives that work at NEA, and if you are, it’s like you just don’t say anything, because it’s a very toxic environment if you do say something,» an NEA employee, who is remaining anonymous due to concerns of retribution, told Fox News Digital. «It’s crazy, they’ll send out this weekly newsletter of ‘Trump’s a fascist’ and blast it to all the states.»
«It’s a cult. It’s 100% a cult and if you don’t have their mindset, you’re the enemy.»
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