The Myanmar military has increasingly turned to air strikes as it struggles to gain the upper hand against a complex array of anti-coup fighters and ethnic minority armed groups in the civil war.
But fighters from the Danu People's Liberation Army, an ethnic minority armed group active in northern Shan state, said they were hit by an air strike soon after the quake struck.
“Our soldiers tried to get into bunkers when they heard the sound of aircraft,“ he said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
There have been reports of other air strikes since the quake, but AFP has not been able to verify them.
The military has suffered major battlefield defeats over the past year and a half, losing control of swathes of territory.
The number of military air strikes on civilians has risen throughout the four-year civil war, according to non-profit organisation Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED), with nearly 800 in 2024.
News of the junta's continued use of air attacks drew criticism from rights groups and the UN special rapporteur for Myanmar.
The UN's special rapporteur for Myanmar, Tom Andrews, urged the junta to halt military operations and declare an immediate ceasefire.
An air strike earlier this month hit a village held by anti-coup fighters around 60 kilometres (40 miles) north of the second-biggest city Mandalay, which has been badly affected by the quake.
The strike killed at least 12 people, according to a local official who said it targeted civilian areas.
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