According to local reports, the number of people who died in Myanmar after a powerful earthquake rose to 1.644, injured by 3.408 others.
A further 139 people are also allegedly missing across the country.
This comes because dramatic footage shows that a building collapsed a number of stories high in the debris in the city of Mandalay – near the epicenter of the earthquake.
The 7.7 size earthquake caused buildings and roads extensive damage. Photo: Reuters
Survivors in the city dug with their bare hands in a desperate attempt to find trapped people.
It struck at a level depth of six miles (9.6 km) at about 12.50 hours (6.20 hours) on Friday.
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Rescue workers are looking for survivors of Myanmar earthquake
The epicenter of the earthquake was about ten kilometers from Mandalay.
There were also aftershocks, with one measuring a strong 6.4 size 12 minutes later.
A rescue worker on the site of a collapsed building in Bangkok. Photo: Reuters
King Charles sent a message of condolences.
“I know that the people of Myanmar still endure so much hardship and tragedy in your life, and I have long admired your extraordinary resilience and spirit,” he said in a statement.
“At these most difficult and heartbreaking times, my wife and I send our deepest possible sympathy to all who have suffered the profound tragedy to lose their loved ones, their homes and their precious livelihoods.”
The first major disaster that has the bulk of Trump’s assistance
It will be the first natural disaster that took place after President Donald Trump closed America’s international aid agency with potentially devastating consequences.
The impact in the wake of this earthquake is likely to be serious. Trump’s decision to close the US Agency for International Development has already reported that he has dampened the US aid operations in Myanmar. Its global impact is difficult to exceed. US assistance has provided 40% of the development aid worldwide.
Yesterday Trump promised Myanmar Aid for the earthquake. In fact, his administration has fired most people who have experienced, fired, and fired the means to provide it.
The last of his staff was only ironic enough yesterday, even if the president made high promises to help.
The US State Department says it has maintained a team of experts in the country. But former USAID officials say the system is now ‘in oblique’ without being able to do search and rescue or transfer aid.
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Chinapresident’s president Xi jinping He also sent his condolences to Myanmar’s leader Min Aung Hlaing to the earthquake, and according to the Chinese embassy in Myanmar, they talked over the phone.
A Chinese rescue team arrived in Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar, early Saturday, while Russia and the US also offered to provide humanitarian aid and relief.
Damaged Buddhist temples. Photo: AP Photo/Aung Shine OO
Pleasant Thailand was also affected by the earthquake, who left at least seven people, eight injured and 47 missing.
Buildings in five of MyanmarThe cities and towns have collapsed, along with a railway bridge and a road bridge on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway, reports the state media. A dam also burst.
The control tower at Nay Pyi Taw Airport, which serves the capital Naypyidaw, has collapsed, which means that runways cannot be used.
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Pool shake as earthquake hits
One resident said they “ran out of the house when everything started to shake”.
They said they ‘witness of a five-story building collapse before [their] Eyes “, add:” Everyone in my city is on the road and no one dares to go back in buildings “.
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What made the earthquake so powerful?
The natural disaster – the largest earthquake in this region in nearly 80 years – comes because the country is in the grip of a civil war.
Search efforts continued in Bangkok on Saturday morning, while the governor of the city, Chadchart Sitpunt, said people apparently live in the wreckage on three construction sites, including one where a partially built high collapse was.
According to their operators, most of the city’s subway and lights resumed on Saturday morning.
Major General Zaw Min Tun, a spokesperson for the military government, told MRTV that blood in earthquake hits is areas because he requests donors to contact hospitals as soon as possible.
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Sky reports of the site of collapsed building
United Nations Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the UN staff is working to gather information on the number of people affected by the earthquake and the scope of humanitarian needs.
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The ruling military junta said a state of emergency in Sagaing region, Mandalay region, Magway region and the northeastern Shan state, the Nay Pyi Taw Council area and Bago region were declared.
“The government has ordered a quick investigation into the damage in these areas,” the junta added in a statement.
A satellite photo shows a collapsed air traffic control tower at Naypyitaw International Airport. Pic: Planet Labs PBC via AP
“We will do relief and relief immediately. We will also work to provide the necessary disaster relief and humanitarian assistance.”
The Red Cross said that its efforts to reach Mandalay and Sagaing regions and the southern Shan state are made more challenging by the power wires.
Buddhist monks walk past a collapsed building in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Photo: AP Photo/Aung Shine OO
China will provide 100 million yuan (£ 10.63m) to Myanmar, including tents, blankets, emergency medical sets, food and water.
The first group will arrive on March 31, according to the Facebook page of the Chinese embassy.
