Survivors continue to be extracted from the rubble of the Myanmar earthquake 60 hours after the disaster
Five other people were saved by the rubble Myanmar almost 60 hours after a Powerful earthquake devastated parts of the country, as the fears grow that the truth Death toll It could climb over 10,000.
The survivors were extracted from a school collapsed in the northern sagaing region, according to the Myanmar firefighters, who also recovered a body from the site.
In Mandalay, the emergency teams saved a woman from the debris of the Great Wall Hotel, said the Chinese embassy, adding that her condition was stable.
The financial statements of the official victims in Myanmar rises to 1,700 on Sunday, according to the military junta, although some reports estimated about 2,000 confirmed dead. Hundreds are missing and many communities have yet to be reached due to blocked roads, damaged bridges and civil conflict during the country.
Saturday evening, an elderly woman was saved in the capital of Myanmar, Naypyidaw, after being trapped for 36 hours under the rubble of a hospital.
THE Geological survey of the United States (USGS) has estimated that the balance of the final victims could exceed 10,000, based on the predictive modeling that explains the country’s infrastructure, the types of construction and access to rescue services.
In Bangkok, the budget of the victims from the collapse of a skyscraper under construction has risen to 18 on Sunday. It is still believed that at least 76 workers are buried under the debris. The Thai authorities said that the signs of life were detected on the site during the weekend, but the possibilities of survival have been restricted every hour of passage.
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday, which struck near Mandalay just 10 km below the surface, was the most powerful to hit Myanmar in more than a century.
More than 23,000 people have been affected throughout the central Myanmar, according to the United Nationswho hastened to supplies to rescue in the region. Humanitarian groups have warned that many areas affected in earthquakes remain inaccessible, in particular those in the conflict areas where Military aircraft attacks continue despite the international appeals for a ceased the fire.
The United Nations Refugees Agency said that his teams in Mandalay were working “despite crossing the trauma itself”.
In the meantime, the aids have started to arrive from China, India, Russia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and other countries. The United States promised $ 2 million in support and distributed a response team to Usaid emergencies.
The health facilities have been seriously damaged and are facing trauma kits deficiencies, blood bags and essential medicines, according to the United Nations Humanitarian Agency. Many rescues in the early hours were based on local residents who dig through rubble before the arrival of international teams.
Myanmar was swallowed up in a civil war Ever since the military seized power in 2021, thinning over 3.5 million people and deepening an ongoing humanitarian crisis.
The government of the national unity, representing the Esperomess Civil Administration, has announced a two -week break in the offensive military operations in the areas affected by earthquake.
But a rebellious group said the military were Still leading air attacks On the villages in the aftermath of the earthquake, the actions condemned by the Special Speaker of the United Nations for Myanmar, Tom Andrews, such as “outrageous and unacceptable”.
The Foreign Minister of Singapore asked for a ceased for immediate fire to help rescue efforts.
Critical infrastructures such as bridges, motorways, airports and railways reside throughout the country of 55 million, slowing down humanitarian efforts. The satellite images showed that the air traffic control tower at Naypyidaw International Airport of the capital had completely collapsed.
With the Monsoni season approaching in April, the groups of aid have warned that many displaced communities face high risks of floods and diseases in the weeks to come.
