Humanitarian aid groups in Myanmar described on Tuesday (1st) scenes of devastation and despair after an earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, emphasizing the urgent need for food, water and shelter and warning that the window to find survivors is closing rapidly.
Myanmar’s military ruler, Min Aung Hlaing, said the death toll of the magnitude earthquake 7.7 on Friday (28) should exceed 3,000. At least 4,521 people were injured and 441 missing.
“Among the missing, it is assumed that most are dead. There is a small chance that they remain alive,” he said.
The earthquake was the strongest to reach the country of Southeast Asia in over a century, overthrowing old buildings and modern buildings. The tremor caused significant damage in the second largest city of Myanmar, Mandalay, and the capital Nayphitaw.
The country of 53 million inhabitants suffered a scam in 2021 that led the military back to power and devastated the economy after a decade of development and attempted democracy.
Myanmar’s military was accused of widespread civilians against civilians to maintain power and repress a rebellion that unfolded after the coup, and a civil war had already shifted more than 3 million people long before the earthquake.
The government calls misinformation actions and said it is protecting the country against terrorists.
The death toll rose Thailand rose to 21 on Tuesday. The earthquake in Myanmar caused damage to hundreds of buildings in the neighboring country. Rescue teams continue to look for signs of life in the rubble of a skyscraper under construction that collapsed in the capital Bangkok, but have recognized that time is running out.
In Mianmar, the UN agencies said hospitals were overloaded and rescue efforts were harmed by damage to infrastructure and civil war. The rebels accused the military of carrying out air attacks even after the earthquake, and on Tuesday, an important rebel alliance declared a unilateral ceasefire to help with help efforts.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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