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Nick Miles

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Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

How a TV drama looking at online misogyny is causing political debate in the UK and beyond. We begin in Myanmar. A religious leader in Mandalay says the humanitarian situation in the country's second city following Friday's earthquake is dire. People camped out in the streets for a fourth night. One rescue worker in Mandalay has been in touch with the BBC.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

He wanted to remain anonymous because of fear of the military authorities. He says that some villages around the city are even worse affected than the city itself. The rescue worker described pulling out more than 100 dead bodies in one small village alone. One of our producers has voiced his words.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

He wanted to remain anonymous because of fear of the military authorities. He says that some villages around the city are even worse affected than the city itself. The rescue worker described pulling out more than 100 dead bodies in one small village alone. One of our producers has voiced his words.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

Meanwhile, the military rulers in Myanmar have declared a week of national mourning as the death toll from the earthquake rises. The judges said on Monday that around 2,000 people are confirmed dead, but the number of those killed is difficult to verify and is predicted to be much higher.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

Meanwhile, the military rulers in Myanmar have declared a week of national mourning as the death toll from the earthquake rises. The judges said on Monday that around 2,000 people are confirmed dead, but the number of those killed is difficult to verify and is predicted to be much higher.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

As aid workers struggle to reach many areas, the military has continued to launch ground attacks against rebel groups in the region worst affected by the quake, Saigang. The UN Assistant Secretary General, Kani Wignaraja, said a ceasefire is needed for relief efforts to go ahead.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

As aid workers struggle to reach many areas, the military has continued to launch ground attacks against rebel groups in the region worst affected by the quake, Saigang. The UN Assistant Secretary General, Kani Wignaraja, said a ceasefire is needed for relief efforts to go ahead.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

For more on the extent of the devastation, our correspondent Anna Foster sent this report from the Thai-Myanmar border.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

For more on the extent of the devastation, our correspondent Anna Foster sent this report from the Thai-Myanmar border.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

As we heard from Hannah, the BBC's Burmese service in Myanmar is providing us with a picture of the destruction. Several of our journalists travelled from the capital, Nipadur, to Mandalay. And working with our colleague So Win Tan in London helped compile this report.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

As we heard from Hannah, the BBC's Burmese service in Myanmar is providing us with a picture of the destruction. Several of our journalists travelled from the capital, Nipadur, to Mandalay. And working with our colleague So Win Tan in London helped compile this report.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

That report from the BBC's Burmese service. The UN's head of humanitarian affairs, Tom Fletcher, has demanded answers and justice following the killing by Israeli forces of 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers in southern Gaza. The bodies, which were discovered on Sunday, were found buried in shallow graves next to their vehicles, which Mr Fletcher said were all marked.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

That report from the BBC's Burmese service. The UN's head of humanitarian affairs, Tom Fletcher, has demanded answers and justice following the killing by Israeli forces of 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers in southern Gaza. The bodies, which were discovered on Sunday, were found buried in shallow graves next to their vehicles, which Mr Fletcher said were all marked.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

Here's our Middle East regional editor, Mike Thompson.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

Here's our Middle East regional editor, Mike Thompson.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

The US State Department has said it expects all parties on the ground in Gaza to comply with international humanitarian law, but declined to confirm whether it was carrying out its own assessment into the deaths. Here's our State Department correspondent, Tom Bateman.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

The US State Department has said it expects all parties on the ground in Gaza to comply with international humanitarian law, but declined to confirm whether it was carrying out its own assessment into the deaths. Here's our State Department correspondent, Tom Bateman.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has condemned as a political decision her conviction for embezzlement. A five-year ban on her running for public office means she won't be allowed to take part in the presidential election in two years' time. She said, I'm not going to let myself be eliminated like this. I'm going to pursue whatever legal avenues I can.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has condemned as a political decision her conviction for embezzlement. A five-year ban on her running for public office means she won't be allowed to take part in the presidential election in two years' time. She said, I'm not going to let myself be eliminated like this. I'm going to pursue whatever legal avenues I can.

Global News Podcast
Myanmar declares week of mourning as death toll rises following earthquake

Ms Le Pen says she's innocent and backed by millions of people in France and will appeal. She's been sentenced to four years in prison, half of it suspended, for diverting European parliamentary allowances for her own party's use. The BBC's Europe editor, Katia Adler, reports now on the day's events from the French capital, Paris.