Earthquake killed at least 2,700 people in the country
A man was rescued with the life of the rubble in Myanmar (formerly Burma), five days after the earthquake that killed at least 2,700 people in the country, the firefighters announced.
The 20-year-old was rescued by a team of Burmese and Turkish rescuers from a ruined hotel in the Naypyidaw capital around 00:30 (19:00 Tuesday in Lisbon), firefighters and rescue services and the Military Junta in Power in Myanmar said.
However, the operation continues as they look for a second person, according to a statement published by the Myanmar Fire Department on the Facebook social network, where they shared images of the rescue.
Currently, 25 search and rescue teams from 13 countries are operating in Myanmar, while efforts to rescue people arrested under buildings that have ruined.
The head of the military junta, General Min Aung Hlaing, said on Tuesday, in a forum in the capital, Naypyidaw, that 2,719 people were found dead, with 4,521 injured and 441 missing, according to the US Associated Press (AP) news agency.
According to experts, the probability of finding survivors dramatically decreases after 72 hours.
The earthquake also shook neighboring Thailand and caused a building to fall under construction, burialing many workers.
About 70 people remain missing under the rubble, with no signs of life detected in the last 24 hours after confirming the death of 15 more people.
“This is a rescue operation focused on saving lives. In rescue operations, the limit is 72 hours, but in many cases people can survive up to five or six days,” said the governor of the Thai capital Chadchart Sittipunt, almost 120 hours after the incident.
The Bang of Bangkok Balance was today 29 dead and 34 injured, 22 of which at the construction site.
The UN said on Tuesday that it has been able to mobilize vital aid to the affected population in Myanmar, without blockages of the parties involved in the ongoing civil war since the military seized power in 2021.
The head of the Myanmar Military Junta rejected a truce announced by the Burmese rebel alliance in response to Friday’s earthquake, saying that the military would continue their “defensive operations.”
“We know that some armed ethnic groups are not currently fighting, but they are organizing and training for attacks, so the Army will continue their necessary defensive operations,” said Min Aung Hlaing on Tuesday in the capital, Naypyidaw, in a speech quoted today by official media.
The alliance composed of the army of the National Democratic Alliance, the Taang National Liberation Army and the Arakan Army announced a unilateral and temporary ceasefire.
