More than 40,000 people are living in tents and other makeshift shelters one month after Myanmar's devastating earthquake with ongoing seismic activity making it impossible for them to return to their homes or start repairs, Save the Children said.

One week on from the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit central Myanmar, children are grieving for loved ones lost in the disaster while immediate needs such as water, food and shelter remain high, Save the Children said.

The earthquake on 28 March - the most powerful one in a century to hit Myanmar - caused extensive damage to infrastructure and disrupted electricity and telecommunications services across the country.

Children and families in Myanmar need urgent humanitarian support after the strongest earthquake in a century [1] struck the country, causing widespread damage and casualties with many people still unaccounted for, Save the Children said.

The earthquake was felt in many parts of the country, including major cities like Yangon, Mandalay and towns in Magway, Sagaing, and Shan, with tremors causing destruction in Thailand and felt elsewhere in the region.

More than 80 children were killed in an earthquake in remote northwestern Nepal at the weekend – over half of the total fatalities - with an estimated 5,000 forced from their homes and sleeping in freezing conditions at risk of pneumonia, Save the Children said.

At a time when the needs of children across Syria have never been greater, the UN Security Council today failed to agree to extend the UN's authorization for the border crossing at Bab al-Hawa, which lapsed on July 10 – the vital access point for UN aid to get into Northwest Syria, which was struck by devastating earthquakes earlier this year. Save the Children is calling on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to reconvene immediately to reauthorize what is currently the key route for lifesaving aid for millions of people.