After the quake, Myanmar journalists still feel aftershocks
A Nyo* is a 30-year-old journalist from Mandalay in central Myanmar, one of the most difficult countries in the world to be an independent journalist. Her region has been a hotspot of conflict between the military junta and various armed groups following the coup in 2021. Then, in March, the earthquake hit.
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake on March 28 resulted in more than 3,700 deaths, injured more than 5,000 people and 88 individuals went missing, according to the ruling military government. The real numbers could be significantly higher.
On the day of the earthquake, A Nyo had just returned to her home for a brief period before moving on to another safe house. A reporter who had been in close contact with her had been arrested by police the day before.
"The earthquake struck while I was in the middle of packing. It was so intense," A Nyo explained in a recent interview with DW Akademie.
The earthquake caused her home to partly collapse. Her family dared not stay at their damaged house, instead sleeping in the street due to concerns over aftershocks. Her family has since moved to a temporary shelter.
