JAKARTA - President of the United States (US) Donald Trump said he would help Myanmar, which was only hit by a devastating earthquake.
Trump promised him after the Myanmar authorities' military junta asked for help.
"We will help (Myanmar)," Trump said when asked by the media crew in the Oval Room, White House, USA, quoted from AFP, Sunday, March 30.
He also confirmed that the White House had contacted the Myanmar authorities.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 that occurred in Myanmar on Friday, March 28 has claimed at least 1,000 lives and injured 2,300 others.
How severe the damage caused by the earthquake is still unclear.
Myanmar's junta, which takes over civilian rule in 2021, said the number of victims is expected to grow and Myanmar welcomes international aid.
Trump's quick response to requests for assistance from junta leader Min Aung Hlaing comes as Myanmar faces Western sanctions and increases its dependence on China and Russia.
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