To date, no new damage or victims in the country has been registered following the latest seismological shake
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale shook this Sunday the center of Myanmar, recorded the American geological service, at a time when the country suffered the consequences of the earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people in March.
The quake was recorded at 8:54 pm local hours (03:24 in Lisbon) at a depth of 7.7 kilometers, according to the United States Geological Service (USGs), which measures seismic activity worldwide.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located about 100 kilometers south of Mandalay, the second city of Myanmar (formerly Burma) and one of the most affected by the March 28 earthquake.
So far, no new damage or victims have been recorded in the country, where thousands of people continue to sleep on the streets of the areas devastated by the March earthquake and thousands of buildings have been reduced to mountains of rubble.
The strong earthquake killed at least 3,600 people and seriously injured 5,017, according to the last balance of the military junta, which discusses logistics problems and aid shortage.
Following the March catastrophe, both the coup military and the main armed opposition and other ethnic guerrillas declared a temporary ceasefire to facilitate the distribution of humanitarian aid.
Despite the ceasefire declared by the military junta, the groups that oppose the regime denounced more than 60 air and artillery attacks following the earthquake.
International rescuer teams, including from countries such as United States and Japan, are participating in rescue efforts, with a second contingent of 37 experts highlighted today to continue to remove the rubble and look for missing.
