Rescue Efforts From Myanmar's Deadly Earthquake Wind Down
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The death toll has risen to over 1,600, with more than 3,400 individuals reported missing; these numbers are expected to increase as rescue operations continue.
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Critics say the country’s often-incompetent military government has delayed and restricted the arrival and distribution of crucial aid.
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Volunteers gathered to help, some coming in from other cities, to do whatever they could in the city near the epicenter of the powerful quake.
Myanmar's military rulers have kept journalists out since the devastating earthquake, so CBS News' partners at the BBC went undercover to reveal the scale of the disaster.
The Hong Kong rescue team arrived promptly in Mandalay, joining forces with the national emergency response unit. According to the Security Bureau, upon their arrival, the team was briefed on the situation from the national team,
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Irish Mirror on MSNRescue efforts continue as 80 Thai builders remain buried following earthquakeTwisted steel rods wind through crumbling concrete like tree roots at the destroyed State Audit Office in Bangkok. Up to 80 construction workers were buried under tonnes of rubble, some surviving in pockets of safety, when the 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck.
The USGS says a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Myanmar’s second-largest city on Sunday, the latest in a string of aftershocks following Friday’s devastating temblor
Indian rescue teams in quake-affected Mandalay conduct relief operations amidst challenging conditions. The efforts, named 'Operation Brahma', highlight human resilience and include a dramatic encounter with a praying woman amidst rubble.
Myanmar's State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing visited the camp of Chinese rescue teams in Mandalay on Sunday to thank them for their assistance in post-earthquake relief efforts, China's Ministry of Emergency Management said.
Emergency rescue teams on Sunday began trickling into the area of Myanmar hardest hit by a massive earthquake that killed more than 1,600 people.