Myanmar earthquake: 2nd day... Ministry of Foreign Affairs: ”No reports of casualties to Koreans”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea (equivalent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan) announced that as of the afternoon of the 29th, the second day after the Myanmar earthquake, no reports of casualties of South Korean nationals have been received.
However, some property of Korean residents in Myanmar, such as restaurants and factories, was damaged, and the Korean Community Center in Thailand and the Korean residents in Thailand were also damaged.
It was also revealed that the homes of Korean residents were also damaged. At present, it is difficult to grasp the exact extent of the damage. The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "Currently, diplomatic missions are communicating with the Korean community and the local community through KakaoTalk and social media.
The South Korean government decided on the same day to provide Myanmar with humanitarian aid worth $2 million (approximately 300 million yen).
"In order to support a rapid response to the earthquake damage in Myanmar, we have decided to provide humanitarian assistance of approximately 2 million dollars (approximately 300 million yen) through international organizations," he said.
"We hope this will help efforts to save lives inside the area," he said, adding, "We will closely monitor the damage situation and consider providing additional assistance if necessary."
Prior to this, a strong earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale occurred in Mandalay, central Myanmar, at 12:50 p.m. (local time) on the previous day.
The epicenter was observed 33 km west-southwest of Leh, with a depth of 10 km. Immediately after the strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in the surrounding area.
The epicenter of the aftershock was also 10 kilometers deep. According to AFP, the Myanmar military government issued a statement that morning, 1,002 people were killed and 2,376 injured in the earthquake.
However, Myanmar's infrastructure and social system, already in ruins due to the long civil war, were dealt a fatal blow by the earthquake, and aftershocks have continued for 12 years.
There are also growing concerns that the scale of damage will rapidly increase, with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimating that there is a 71% chance that the death toll from the earthquake will rise to more than 10,000.
There are a total of 2,000 Koreans living in Myanmar, including Yangon (1,700 people) and Mandalay (70 people).
There are currently more than 20,000 Koreans living in the state, including 12,000 in Bangkok, 4,000 in Chiang Mai, and 260 in Chiang Rai.