A U.S. team has yet to arrive in Myanmar after last week’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake, while China has already rescued six people and committed $14 million in humanitarian aid.

"We were in fear for our lives," the woman said, noting that she phoned her family at one point to "say my goodbyes."

S ince March 28th, when a powerful earthquake shook Myanmar’s central heartlands, the country’s brutal junta has tried to show the world its softer side. Min Aung Hlaing, its leader, has visited survivors in a hospital and asked foreigners to send help.

Here’s what to know about the challenges from the natural disaster—compounded by ongoing civil war—and where the country could go from here.

Earthquake preparation hinges in large part on the expertise of scientists and engineers in federal agencies who develop earthquake hazard models and building codes.

An earthquake hit just outside of Dublin Tuesday evening, the United States Geological Survey confirmed. The quake in the East Bay had a preliminary magnitude of 3.0 and a depth of about six miles, according to the USGS. Residents in Concord, Danville, Fremont, Hayward and Castro Valley reported feeling weak shaking, the USGS website states.

The DEC appeal involves 15 UK aid agencies, including the British Red Cross, Oxfam and Save the Children. The OA&DC said the earthquake had left more than 19 million people in nee