Ross Adkin - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

AFP Myanmar bureau chief. Previously on the Asia-Pacific desk in Hong Kong. Before that, Chinese language student in Taipei, and correspondent in Nepal for Reuters.

Content

Total articles 624

• The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar's earthquake

  By Helen Regan Verified, Su Nandar Kyaw, Ross Adkin Verified, Angus Watson Verified| KESQ-TV (Thousand Palms, CA) Verified By Helen Regan, Su Nandar Kyaw, Ross Adkin and Angus Watson, CNN(CNN) - As the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyer sped past crumbled buildings, buckled roads and gaping sinkholes toward his hometown of Sagaing, the epicenter of the most powerful earthquake to hit Myanmar in a century. The journey from Mandalay normally takes 45 minutes by car across the mighty Irrawaddy River, but after the quake hit last Friday, it took him 24 hours to navigate broken bridges and collapsed buildings.

  By Helen Regan Verified, Su Nandar Kyaw, Ross Adkin Verified, Angus Watson Verified · KESQ-TV (Thousand Palms, CA)

  Apr. 04, 2025

• Empiezan a surgir voces desde Myanmar, devastada por el terremoto. Esto es lo que escuchamos

  By Ross Adkin Verified| CNN en Español Verified Un superviviente de terremoto escapa de un edificio minutos antes de derrumbarse en Tailandia 01:01 - Fuente: CNN Un superviviente de terremoto escapa de un edificio minutos antes de derrumbarse en Tailandia 01:01 CNN — Un potente y mortal terremoto sacudió el viernes el corazón de Myanmar, devastada por la guerra civil, lo que ha añadido más miseria a una nación empobrecida que estaba aislada de gran parte del mundo incluso antes de que se produjera este desastre natural. El momento no podía...

  By Ross Adkin Verified · CNN en Español

  Mar. 29, 2025

• Unanswered phones and a desperate wait outside the shattered Bangkok high-rise toppled by Myanmar quake

  By Ross Adkin Verified, Kocha Olarn Verified, Will Ripley Verified, Mark Philipps| AccuWeather Verified A powerful earthquake struck Myanmar at midday on March 28, collapsing buildings there and in Thailand, leaving hundreds injured. Bangkok (CNN) — Anxious loved ones waited outside a twisted mass of metal and concrete in the heart of Thailand’s capital on Saturday as rescuers searched for dozens of missing workers and the city confronted the aftermath of a rare and powerful earthquake that set skyscrapers swaying and rattled millions of residents.

  By Ross Adkin Verified, Kocha Olarn Verified, Will Ripley Verified, Mark Philipps · AccuWeather

  Mar. 29, 2025

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Agence France-Presse (AFP)

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