Myanmar remembers earthquake dead with a minute's silence

缅甸以一分钟默哀纪念地震遇难者

Global News Podcast

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2025-04-01

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Myanmar's military government says more than 2,700 people are confirmed dead. Also: The UN says about 1,000 children have been killed or injured in Israel's renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip, and the Great Gatsby marks its 100th anniversary.
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  • This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Jackie Leonard and at 13 hours GMT on Tuesday 1st April, these are our main stories.

  • A woman has been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Myanmar's capital four days after the huge earthquake that left thousands dead.

  • The UN says about 1,000 children have been killed or hurt in Israel's renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip.

  • The Israelis have issued more evacuation orders for the Palestinian territory.

  • And China has begun large-scale military exercises to practice for a blockade of Taiwan.

  • Taiwan, says Beijing, is the world's biggest troublemaker.

  • Also in this podcast on the 100th anniversary of the publication of the American classic The Great Gatsby,

  • we'll hear about a new rendition of the novel.

  • Let's make her a woman, let's make her a social media influencer.

  • Fitzgerald himself said he had no important women characters in this book and he feared that was failing of it.

  • Flags are at half-mast in Myanmar and a minute's silence has been observed four days after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake which has claimed more than 2,700 lives so far.

  • Even as the figures for the number of dead continue to rise, there was a small piece of good news.

  • A woman in her 60s has been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in the capital Napierdor after being trapped for 91 hours.

  • Meanwhile, a team from the BBC's Burmese service has arrived at the epicentre of the quake in Mandalay.

  • Tosar Lin is one of them.

  • Her report has been re-voiced because we couldn't get a quality line.

  • I am now in Mandalay, near the epicentre of the earthquake.

  • We arrived late last night, one full day later than planned.

  • When we drove into the city, it was completely dark.