“There are many other rich countries in the world. All of them must embark on.
“We will do our role. We already have people there. We will have more people there. We will help as much as we can (but) this is not the easiest place to work … They have a military junta we don't like,” Rubio said.
On Tuesday, a former USAID employee told the BBC that the agency's prison, led by billionaire counselor Trump Elon Musk, meant that the White House could not send teams from the United States to save life in the immediate aftermath of March.
The disaster has killed over 3,000 people.
Routinely in such earthquakes, the United States can deploy up to 200 rescuers and dogs for supply, along with specialized equipment and are often the largest and most good team for responding to foreign Earth equipment.
Last week, the State Department said an American team of three councilors headquartered in the region was sent to a disaster zone.
Speaking to reporters at a NATO meeting in Brussels, Rubio accuses the Myanmar military regime of lack of access, although the State Department said that the country had made a formal request for help this week.
Former USAID employees say their work was regarded as non -political and had previously had access to countries considered politically hostile.
“This would prevent us, no matter what,” Rubio said.
“This said we are ready to continue to help in the humanitarian crisis. Other countries have to do so. China is a very rich country. India is a rich country. There are many other countries in the world and everyone has to get involved.”
China and India were among the first to have teams on the spot in Myanmar, according to former US humanitarian officers.
Rubio rejected the accounts of humanitarian aid experts, who said the inability to deploy a large US rescue team was due to USAID cuts.
“These are people who make millions and hundreds of millions of dollars in these NGOs (non -governmental organizations) around the world who stand up and they flood with taxpayers' money in the United States, and then we have to spend $ 10 (or) $ 100 million to get 10 million for people. We don't do it anymore.
“We will not fund these global NGOs around the world that live on it. We don't.
“We are ready to help and work with governments and appropriate NGOs on the spot that provide help. We will be there. We will be useful (but) there are many other rich countries, they also have to get involved and help … we will do our role,” Rubio added.
As news emerged about the Myanmar earthquake, the White House has tried to unleash a disaster response team from the US – but it cannot do so, as the Trump administration cuts have canceled logistics contracts and fired employees who have led such expansions, according to ex -employees.
The USAID abbreviations were led by the so -called Doge Ministry (Doge) after President Trump focused on foreign aid on his first day of service, calling him an “industry”, which in many cases was “anthetic to US values.”