Re: 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar. Some news clips: this is devastating.

[IcyPeas]

Myanmar have requested aid from anyone/anywhere. The images are devastating.



News video:

Street scenes:

Also watch this terrifying short video of skyscraper in Bankok:
https://youtube.com/shorts/VOsW_OEXylg


https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/28/myanmar-earthquake-thailand-bangkok-mandalay-latest-news-updates?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Well this is a surprise. One needs to ask what will they pay for trumps help?

2h ago
17.30 GMT
Donald Trump has told Reuters that he has spoken with officials in Myanmar about the earthquake and that his administration would be providing some form of assistance.

“We’re going to be helping,” he told reporters at the White House.

[LiberalArkie]

1. Ahh, so Donald is going to send the obligatory case of Bounty towels

If Donald only knew how many buildings in Thailand were covered in gold?

[SARose]

3. Hahaha

Not funny in reality but you tickled my funny bone.

Bounty towels 🤣

[SARose]

2. We're going to be helping?

No, no. A good leader would say we are sending

Food, water, sanitary supplies, medicine, hospital ship, search and rescue teams and demo teams.

We going to…Un huh.

[Lovie777]

4. BUT....................

shithole musk republicans say what will we get in return.

[SARose]

5. Ding ding Lovie!

Wonder what mineral rights Myanmar will be extorted for some paper towels? Pfffttt

[LiberalArkie]

6. Probably these

The Golden Buddha is a 3-metre high Buddha statue weighing 5.5 tonnes of solid gold that stands in Wat Traimit in Bangkok.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. "We're going to be helping" - "I hear their tropical forests are quite valuable, and we can replace the felled trees

with palm oil plantations. That should provide a sufficient revenue stream to pay for the drinking water and paper towels."