More than 1,000 people have been killed in Myanmar and thousands more injured following a 7.7. magnitude earthquake that was also felt in neighbouring countries
The earthquakes struk twice within an interval of 12 minutes razing down high rising structures as well as cutting of toads in Bangkok and adjoining cities.
In Bangkok, Thailand, officials say at least 15 people are believed to be alive under the rubble of a collapsed high-rise building with 100 people still unaccounted for
A rescue team in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city, tells the BBC: “We are digging people out with our bare hands”
Myanmar’s military leaders have issued a rare appeal for international aid, with its neighbours China and India among the first to send help
The official death toll stands at 1,002, according to Myanmar’s junta government, with 2,376 people injured.
Rescue workers are racing against time to save survivors buried under collapsed buildings after the quake struck Myanmar’s second-largest city yesterday afternoon.
There are similar scenes in Bangkok, where officials say at least 15 people are still alive underneath metres of rubble after an unfinished high-rise collapsed in Chatuhak
Air strikes and drone attacks have continued in Myanmar, the People’s Defense Force says. The country been under military rule since a coup in 2021
Global support and aid has also been arriving into Myanmar and Thailand, from neighbouring countries and overseas.
BBC
