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Quake-Hit Myanmar City Becomes Epicenter of Junta Election Offensive

The March 28 earthquake of 7.7 magnitude caused significant devastation in Mandalay, killing nearly 3,800 people.
The junta plans to hold elections starting on December 28, promoting them as a means to achieve peace.
A UN expert has labeled the upcoming vote a 'fraud', while rebels intend to obstruct it.
Currently, over 90,000 displaced individuals are struggling to access aid in the Mandalay region, according to UN figures.

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Quake-hit Myanmar city becomes epicenter of junta election offensive

The junta has pledged elections beginning on Dec. 28 and has touted them as a path to peace with its myriad adversaries.

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Quake-hit Myanmar city becomes epicentre of junta election offensive

Six Myanmar war widows speak softly of their grief as they walk inside the crumbling walls of Mandalay Palace, fresh arrivals in an earthquake-wracked city strained anew by conflict.

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Burma: in Mandalay, the Tragedy of the Displaced in the Face of the Conflict and the Ruins of the Earthquake

In Mandalay, the former Royal Capital of Burma, the population is lurking under the double shock of a civil war and a devastating earthquake. Nearly 90,000 displaced people, fleeing air strikes and violence from Mogok and other regions, are engulfing in a crippled city, trying to survive between ruins and political uncertainties. The widows of the junta's fighters, who have just arrived, discover a ravaged city, where the military are promising …

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