Myanmar earthquake latest: More than 1,000 killed as rescuers search for survivors

Analysis: This is the first major disaster to suffer the brunt of Trump’s devastating cuts By Dominic Waghorn, international affairs editor As they count the cost of this massive earthquake the people of Myanmar will be hoping for a silver lining, that the disaster may hasten the fall of their despised dictator. The catastrophe comes at a very bad time for General Min Aung Hlaing who seized power in a coup four years ago. The Myanmar junta is losing a civil war against an array of opposition forces, ceding territory now largely kettled into the country’s big cities. And some…