Samaritan’s Purse is responding to the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, 2025. This earthquake caused massive damage to infrastructure, killed more than 3,000 people, and injured countless more. In response, Samaritan’s Purse has deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team and an Emergency Field Hospital to hard-hit Myanmar.

 

To follow coverage of the earthquake relief response and information about how to help, visit our Myanmar Earthquake response page.

To donate go to – samaritanspurse.org.au

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES: 

Interview Mark Bennett – Executive Director, Samaritan’s Purse Australia & New Zealand

MEDIA CONTACT:
Daniel Goh
Email: danielg@samaritanspurse.org.au
Mobile: 0406 671 249 Office Ph: 1300 884 468

ABOUT SAMARITAN’S PURSE

Samaritan’s Purse Australia and New Zealand responds to physical and spiritual needs of individuals in crisis situations – especially in locations where few others are working. Samaritan’s Purse works in more than 100 countries to provide aid to victims of war, disease, disaster, poverty, famine and persecution.

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These photographs are available for news media outlet use in coverage of Samaritan’s Purse-related stories. If your news outlet uses a photograph, please credit: “Courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse.” These photographs are not for commercial use.

Surgeries in our Myanmar Emergency Field Hospital

Surgeries in our Myanmar Emergency Field Hospital

Surgeries in our Myanmar Emergency Field Hospital

Surgeries in our Myanmar Emergency Field Hospital

Temporary Emergency Field Hospital in Myanmar

Setting Up Emergency Field Hospital

Setting Up Emergency Field Hospital

Setting Up Emergency Field Hospital

Setting Up Emergency Field Hospital

Departing For Myanmar

DART Praying Before Departing For Myanmar

Departing for Myanmar

Departing for Myanmar

Packing Relief Supplies for Myanmar

Departing for Myanmar

B-ROLL VIDEO

747 Airlift

DC-8 Launch

DC-8 Being Loaded

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Samaritan’s Purse Myanmar Response

Watch videos and read articles about how Jesus’ love is being shown to those in this region.

Setting Up Emergency Field Hospital

Our teams are busy assembling the first stages of the hospital in Naypyidaw, the capital city located in the Mandalay region.

Responding to Earthquake

Watch Samaritan’s Purse teams prepare to deploy to the earthquake zone.