Burma that buries dead from the earthquake, is beaten by a 44% tariff

Burma, a country beaten at this time by the violent earthquake of last weekend – which has left about 3,000 dead and numerous material damage – has been hit today with a 44 % tariff on its goods by the administration of Donald Trump.

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With the exception of two African countries, only some also Asian countries such as Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam or Sri Lanka exceed this percentage and are among the most taxed in the world with the new Trump measures.

Burma, who suffers a civil war between the Military Board in power and several armed groups, suffered last weekend an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 on the Richter scale.

To the 2,886 dead and almost 5,000 injured as of today, it is added that more than 8.5 million people have been «directly affected» by the earthquake, according to the Burmese democratic opposition.

According to the UN Comtrade Platform, the US imported Burma products worth 683 million