The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) has been assessing heritage and cultural sites through remote sensing analysis, given the location of epicentre near the historic cities Sagaing and Mandalay. 5 latest maps cover probable damage at the following sites:

• Pyu Ancient Cities: Halin – No visible damage
• Pyu Ancient Cities: Beikthano – No visible damage
• Bagan: Component 6 – No visible damage
• Mon Cities: Bago, Hanthawaddy – No visible damage
• Paleik – 26 damaged cultural heritage locations / 14 possible damage

Please Note: This is a preliminary analysis based on satellite imagery and has not yet been validated in the field. UNOSAT welcomes ground feedback to refine the assessment.

Download the maps on MIMU website.

Why debris matters – At least two and a half million tonnes of debris, roughly 125,000 truckloads, must be removed in Myanmar. These figures, coming from UNDP’s remote sensing analysis, underscore the urgent need for large scale debris removal and repairs and reconstruction of critical infrastructure and homes as part of the ongoing recovery efforts.

UNDP’s analysis integrated advanced satellite derived building damage classifications from UNOSAT and Copernicus with Microsoft’s building footprint data, supported by local data such as admin boundaries and population figures. This enables immediate targeting of priority areas for debris removal and recycling, guiding the deployment of national engineers to undertake rapid structural assessments of public service buildings, critical infrastructure, and affected homes—information that directly informs rehabilitation and reconstruction plans.

Read more to see how remote sensing analysis shows massive, immediate reconstruction is vital in Myanmar.

Explore the detailed analysis through ArcGIS Story Map.

Three weeks after the earthquakes, frequent strong aftershocks continue to shake central Myanmar almost daily, increasing fear and uncertainty among affected families, disrupting response efforts, and further exacerbating pressure on already limited resources and services.

Life saving assistance is being delivered on the ground while technical level assessments are under way to guide a more targeted response. Despite these efforts, the scale and urgency of the emergency exceed current response capacity, with needs rapidly outpacing available resources.

See the full breakdown of impact, affected population + response and planned activities in the latest Situation Report from UNOCHA.

• Education – In 38 townships across eight regions, at least 103,980 school aged children were affected. Assessments in 43 townships found 818 schools damaged and 279 either destroyed or non functional.
• Food Security – More than 301,000 people need food assistance in 14 townships of Mandalay Region and four townships of Sagaing Region.
• Health – 640 health facilities were damaged, particularly in Sagaing Region.
• Logistics – Additional storage space is required in Mandalay and Sagaing to meet rising demand as more relief cargo arrives. 
• Nutrition – Immediate interventions are essential to prevent deterioration, including emergency life saving services, feeding programmes, multiple micronutrient supplementation, and support for infant and young child feeding (IYCF).
• Protection – Overcrowded, inadequate living conditions, coupled with rising anxiety and livelihood loss, heighten risks of exploitation, abuse, and other harmful practices—especially for children, women, older persons, and persons with disabilities.
• Shelter, NFI, CCCM – People in need of shelter, NFIs, and CCCM support have surged from 1 million to 5.2 million in the affected areas.
• WASH – Rapid needs assessment findings show extensive damage: over 64,000 latrines destroyed and 37 percent of water facilities damaged. In Sagaing Region, only 27 percent of respondents report access to sufficient latrines and 17 percent have access to safe drinking water, well below WASH Cluster emergency response standards.

The Market Analysis Unit has just published detailed results from the Rapid Market Assessment (RMA) conducted after the 28 March earthquake in Myanmar. The report provides township level data on market function, activity, supply, and logistics across three earthquake affected regions. Data were collected through observation and key informant interviews with retailers in 25 markets between 1 and 10 April.
Read more on the report.

The Market Analysis Unit is an independent project that provides donors, humanitarian responders, development practitioners and private sector actors in Myanmar with data and analysis to better understand the impacts of market developments, conflict and other crises on household purchasing power, supply chains, financial services, and labour markets.