At least 1,000 lost their lives in the 7.7 -degree in the central part of the country, the junta, which is in power, announced today.
The earthquake, which occurred yesterday, Friday, caused the deaths of 1,002 people and injuring another 2,376, the authorities said.
According to MRTV state television, another 30 people are missing because of the earthquake.
International aid to Myanmar
International aid began today to arrive at Myanmar, where rescue crews are fighting with time to identify survivors in the ruins of the collapsing buildings.
Analysts from the US Institute of Geological Studies (USGS) estimate that the death toll in Myanmar and that the cost of repairing damage will exceed the country’s GDP.
The biggest blow has suffered Mandalei – the second largest city in Myanmar – and other areas near the focus of the earthquake, which has been the strongest in the country for more than a century.
Group 37 rescuers from China arrived at the early morning in Yangon (former capital of Myanmar), transferring advanced equipment and medicines, according to the Chinese Embassy in a post on Facebook.
Russia has announced that it has sent 120 experienced rescuers with specially trained dogs, as well as doctors to care for injuries, the TASS news agency reported.
And the US will help
US President Donald Trump has known that he has contacted Myanmar officials, assuring Washington would provide help, but without any further clarification.
Amnesty International commented that the disaster could not happen at a worse time for Myanmar. After overthrowing the elected Nobel Prize -winning government of Aung San Chi in 2021, the army is trying to enforce his power, leaving the economy and basic services, such as healthcare, under disintegration.
Armed minority groups and resistance organizations have occupied border areas, expelring the forces that are adhered to in the junta. Due to conflict more than 3 million people have been displaced and more than 1/3 of the population needs humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations.
Myanmar has also been affected by natural disasters and the internationally isolated junta finds it difficult to cope adequately. In a rare appeal to the international community, junta leader Mini Aung Ling has called on “every country” to provide humanitarian aid or financially enhance the efforts of earthquakes.
Overnight
The 7.7 -magnitude earthquake and the strong aftershocks that followed scattered terror within a radius of 1,000 kilometers.
In the capital of Thailand, Bangkok, rescuers were looking for all night for an erected 33 -storey collapse collapsing, crushing dozens of workers.
