22.05.2025 – (12:01 PM) Htate

A building that collapsed in Mandalay due to the earthquake has collapsed again due to heavy rain, forcing residents to evacuate, according to the Mandalay-based Manisala Social Assistance Association.

A building on 89th Street – 36/37th Street, Paputtan, Maha Aung Myay Township, Mandalay, collapsed due to the strong earthquake, and collapsed again due to heavy rain at around 2:00 am on May 21. As a result, people and belongings from nearby homes had to be evacuated and moved to a safer place, according to the Manisala Social Assistance Association (Mandalay).

On May 17, a father and son, who were among those staying at the earthquake relief camp at Shwe Ku Monastery in Maha Aung Myay Township, Mandalay, died when a tree fell on them and they were trapped in a temporary tent they were living in due to heavy rain.