Bangkok: Myanmar’s military government said on Wednesday that its troops fired warning guns to the Chinese Red Cross convoy, highlighting the challenges of relief in the civil war as aid groups called for better helping survivors suffering from the devastating earthquake.

The military has worked hard to run Myanmar after couping Nobel Prize-winning Nobel Prize winner Nobel’s civilian government in 2021, reducing economic and basic services after the outbreak of the civil war, including health care, including health care.

Government spokesman Zaw Min Tun said the Chinese Red Cross did not inform authorities that a security team fired into the air after a convoy, including local vehicles, failed to stop.

A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the aid team and supplies were safe and called on all parties in Myanmar to ensure the safety of rescue workers.

“It is necessary to keep the transportation routes open and unmoved,” Ruo Kun said at a press conference.

Myanmar State Media said shootings occurred due to the death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday, with 4,639 injured.

The International Crisis Group said the rural areas of the hard-earned Sagan area were mainly under the control of armed resistance groups fighting the military government.

It added in a statement: “In view of regime restrictions, the complex configuration of local management and control by armed resistance groups and ongoing conflict, they will be one of the most challenging aid agencies have achieved.”

Even before the earthquake, it was difficult to collect information from these areas because government blackouts on the Internet and mobile networks were part of the conflict.

A man who went to Sakin said, “Soldiers are everywhere.” Reuters. “They were there for safety, not for rescue. They checked every vehicle.”

New York-based Human Rights Watch urged the junta to allow access to unrestricted humanitarian aid and raised curbs to hinder aid agencies, saying donors should guide aid through independent groups, not just government authorities.

“Myanmar’s military government cannot believe in responding to a disaster of this scale,” said Bryony Lau, deputy director of Human Rights Watch, in a report.

“The governments and international agencies concerned need to urge the junta so that they can directly access survivors wherever they are.”

The military refuted the false allegations, believing it had caused widespread atrocities as it fought against the multifaceted rebellion that occurred in the coup.

The rebels even accused the military of air strikes after the earthquake, and on Tuesday a major rebel coalition announced a unilateral ceasefire to help with relief efforts.

Millions affected

The United Nations said more than 28 million people were affected by the magnitude in six regions, and $12 million was spent on emergency funds for food, shelter, water, sanitation, mental health support and other services.

“This situation remains critical to the response to disruptive barriers to communications and road access, especially in Sagaing,” said the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).

Australia announced an additional $6.5 million ($4.1 million) of humanitarian support for Myanmar, which was provided through “through a thorough review of international and local partners.”

“We take positive steps to ensure that our aid does not legitimize the military regime in Myanmar,” Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement Wednesday.

A woman in Mandalay told Reuters near the earthquake center that authorities are setting up a stage for the Thingan Water Festival this month, even as many people are homeless and bodies remain under collapsed buildings.

The Military Commission rejected international journalists’ requests for a lack of water, electricity and hotels to cover up earthquake damage.

In neighbouring Thailand, the death toll from the earthquake rose to 22 on Wednesday, with hundreds of buildings damaged.

Looking for survivors in the ruins of skyscrapers under construction in the capital Bangkok, the fifth day entered the scene, with some rescue dogs changing roles, where 15 people died and 72 were missing.

Officials said the two dogs were redistributed to provide emotional support to the families of the missing. The children patted the golden retriever wearing bright vests in the makeshift shelter while others whispered to them.

Chanpen Keawnoi said this gave his mother and sister missing.

“They said that as long as the dog continues to bark when he hears the signal, there may still be someone who is still alive,” she said.

The government is investigating the collapse and preliminary tests show that some steel samples at the site are not qualified.