The prediction of a week of rain adds to the troubles faced by the victims of the Myanmar earthquake, while the toll of the victims is 3,500
People In the areas affected by the Myanmar earthquake they prepared for the thunderstorms in late Sunday, after heavy rains and twenty the previous night interrupted the rescue and rescue operations and added to the misery of the many who lost their house in the disaster and were forced to sleep outdoors.
Sunday evening, the MRTV State State of Myanmar reported that they have scattered as possible showers and thunderstorms all over the country for the following week.
“We advise the public to be aware of the possibility of premature rain accompanied by strong winds, flash, hail and landslides,” said MRTV. The daytime temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius C (100 degrees Fahrenheit) mid -week.
The epicenter of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake on March 28 was close to Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar. He hit a wide range of the country, causing significant damage to six regions and states including the capital Naypyitaw.
The main general Zaw Min Tun, spokesman for the military government, said on Sunday in an audio message to journalists that 3,564 people have been confirmed so far, with 5 other wounds and missing.
The earthquake has left many areas without energy, telephone connections or cell phones and damaged roads and bridges, hindering the damage assessments.
An official of Myanmar Rescue Federation (Mandalay) told the Associated Press Sunday that the rescuers had to temporarily interrupt the electrical equipment and machines used in research operations due to the rain on Saturday and Sunday, making the job more difficult but not stopping it.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was afraid of being arrested by the military for talking without authorization, said that the rescuers will continue the research operations despite the possibility of more rain.
Another rescuer who works in Mandalay, in the same way speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the rain and the strong winds caused the collapse of some buildings, causing further difficulties for those looking for a refuge.
IRRAWDDY, a news site in online Myanmar who operates in exile, reported that at least 80 corpses were found on Sunday afternoon in the wreck of the Great Wall Hotel in Mandalay after the removal of walls and rubble. His relationship could not be immediately confirmed.
The Department of Fire Services of Myanmar declared in a Sunday declaration that the rescuers recovered five bodies from the buildings collapsed in Mandalay.
Myanmar has a military government since February 2021, when the army has ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. It does not tolerate any criticism and is engaged in a civil war against the forces of resistance to democracy and ethnic minorities of guerrillas.
The earthquake has left many areas without connections of power, telephone or cell phone and damaged roads and bridges, making it difficult to evaluate all the devastation.
The military government of Myanmar said 5,223 buildings, 1,824 schools, 2,752 Buddhist monasterical living neighborhoods, 4,817 pagodas and temples, 167 hospitals and clinics, 169 bridges, 198 dams and 184 sections of the country’s main road were damaged by the earthquake.
