The UK Government has announced a package of up to £10 million in support to help the people of Myanmar following the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the country’s central region.
This UK funding will increase support in the hardest hit areas of the earthquake and geared towards food and water supplies, medicine, and shelter.
Baroness Chapman, Minister of State for Development, said: ”The UK is sending immediate and life-saving support to the people of Myanmar following the devastating earthquake. UK-funded local partners are already mobilising a humanitarian response on the ground, and this £10m package will bolster their efforts. I offer my deepest sympathies to the people of Myanmar after this tragic event”.
The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office is supporting British nationals in Myanmar and Thailand following the earthquake.
