Rebecca Kesby

But how easy will it be for international aid to get in? Very difficult because they're really starting from scratch. And one of the key things that I've been hearing from aid agencies who have tried to continue to have a presence in the country are through local partners, is that they face intimidation from the military when they try to act.

But how easy will it be for international aid to get in? Very difficult because they're really starting from scratch. And one of the key things that I've been hearing from aid agencies who have tried to continue to have a presence in the country are through local partners, is that they face intimidation from the military when they try to act.

They're also operating in a very active civil war, so they also need to negotiate with the pro-democracy rebels as well. And the Myanmar military has a history of denying aid to opposition areas and blocking aid. So there's concern from aid agency people that I've been speaking to today that they

They're also operating in a very active civil war, so they also need to negotiate with the pro-democracy rebels as well. And the Myanmar military has a history of denying aid to opposition areas and blocking aid. So there's concern from aid agency people that I've been speaking to today that they

This open door request may not really lead to something on the ground that they can work with, but they're willing to try. We're hearing from all agencies that they're gearing up. They're going to go in. They're going to help. And looking at this from an optimistic kind of lens, this could be a window that the country is craving for, for the world to pay attention to what's happening.

This open door request may not really lead to something on the ground that they can work with, but they're willing to try. We're hearing from all agencies that they're gearing up. They're going to go in. They're going to help. And looking at this from an optimistic kind of lens, this could be a window that the country is craving for, for the world to pay attention to what's happening.

inside Myanmar. Of all the pro-democracy groups I speak to, the world's forgotten Myanmar and how this earthquake has forced us to look at it. Perhaps this is the window where things change.

inside Myanmar. Of all the pro-democracy groups I speak to, the world's forgotten Myanmar and how this earthquake has forced us to look at it. Perhaps this is the window where things change.

My BBC Burmese colleagues are getting reports and images and videos from Mandele, mainly. And the situation is very grim. They're getting reports now of schools collapsing, at least five hotels in Mandele. and also significant historic buildings in the city.

My BBC Burmese colleagues are getting reports and images and videos from Mandele, mainly. And the situation is very grim. They're getting reports now of schools collapsing, at least five hotels in Mandele. and also significant historic buildings in the city.

So an ancient mosque, also a monastery has collapsed and they're also getting images of fires that have broken out in some of the universities in that city and also images of makeshift hospitals, so beds out in the open with people with serious wounds. So it's a very chaotic and very bleak picture that we're getting.

So an ancient mosque, also a monastery has collapsed and they're also getting images of fires that have broken out in some of the universities in that city and also images of makeshift hospitals, so beds out in the open with people with serious wounds. So it's a very chaotic and very bleak picture that we're getting.

It is. Since seizing power in a coup nearly four years ago, the Myanmar military has plunged the country into isolation. They have barred foreign journalists from entering, foreign aid agencies are severely restricted, they have restricted communications and they are waging a civil war against a pro-democracy uprising.

It is. Since seizing power in a coup nearly four years ago, the Myanmar military has plunged the country into isolation. They have barred foreign journalists from entering, foreign aid agencies are severely restricted, they have restricted communications and they are waging a civil war against a pro-democracy uprising.

So for them to say, we now need help, is a sign of how serious the situation is.

So for them to say, we now need help, is a sign of how serious the situation is.

And the situation in Myanmar before this earthquake was dire. We're talking about millions of people displaced because of the civil war. The United Nations was already warning that a third of the country would need aid this year. So that situation coupled with the civil war means that this is going to be bad.

And the situation in Myanmar before this earthquake was dire. We're talking about millions of people displaced because of the civil war. The United Nations was already warning that a third of the country would need aid this year. So that situation coupled with the civil war means that this is going to be bad.

The moment NASA's Butch Wilmore and Sonny Williams' epic mission came to an end. After making a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth's atmosphere, their SpaceX capsule opened its parachutes to take it gently down into the ocean. Butch and Sonny arrived on the International Space Station last June and were only supposed to stay for just over a week.

The moment NASA's Butch Wilmore and Sonny Williams' epic mission came to an end. After making a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth's atmosphere, their SpaceX capsule opened its parachutes to take it gently down into the ocean. Butch and Sonny arrived on the International Space Station last June and were only supposed to stay for just over a week.