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The terrible earthquake collapsed several buildings and caused heavy damage to other infrastructure such as the city airports. Relief work has been disrupted due to the challenges of working in the country amidst broken roads, fallen bridges, disturbances in communication system and civil war. Locals are looking for survivors without helping heavy equipment and are forced to remove debris from hands and shovels in the heat of 41 ° C.
The death toll in the deadly earthquake in Myanmar on March 28 has increased to 2,056, while more than 3,900 people have been injured and about 270 others are missing. The bodies lying on the streets of Mandalay, the second largest city of Myanmar, have now started spreading terrible foul smell and people are still busy removing debris from their hands in search of their families. Mandalay was near Mandalay, the center of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in the country. This terrible earthquake collapsed several buildings and caused heavy damage to other infrastructure such as the city airports. Relief work has been disrupted due to the challenges of working in the country amidst broken roads, fallen bridges, disturbances in communication system and civil war. Locals are looking for survivors without helping heavy equipment and are forced to remove debris from hands and shovels in the heat of 41 ° C.
After the 5.1 intensity shakes that came on Sunday afternoon, there was a scream among the people on the roads. However, work started again after a while. Many of the 1.5 million people living in Mandley spent the night on the streets. Many people have become homeless due to earthquake. The earthquake also shook the neighboring country Thailand and at least 17 people died there. Local people of Mandalay are worried that unstable buildings may collapse due to frequent shocks. Cara Brag, manager of the Yangon unit of ‘Catholic Relief Services’ in Myanma, said that so far 1,644 people have died and 3,408 people have been injured in Myanma.
He said that rescue work has not been done in many areas and till now people are engaged in removing debris from their hands. Foreign assistance has started reaching Myanma. Two Indian C-17 military transport aircraft landed in Napatavat late Saturday, with an army medical team and some 120 personnel. According to Myanmar’s Foreign Ministry, these Indian teams will reach North Mandle to build a 60 -bed emergency treatment center. Other assistance from India, Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, has also reached. Yangon is the center of assistance being sent by other countries.
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