Earthquake chaos: 1,700 dead, girl rescued after 60 hours
As reported by the media, after a rescue operation lasting more than five hours conducted by Chinese, Russian, and local rescue teams, a girl was pulled from the rubble of the collapsed Great Wall hotel in the city of Mandalay, 60 hours after the disaster. Her condition was stable.
What do you need to know?
- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 had its epicentre in Myanmar (Burma), but the tremors were also felt in Thailand, India, and China.
- The death toll has exceeded 1,700 people.
- A state of emergency has been declared in the six most affected regions of the country: Sikong, Mandalay, Magwe, the northeastern state of Shan, Naypyidaw, and Bago.
The death toll from the earthquake that struck Myanmar (Burma) on Friday has exceeded 1,700, as reported on Monday by the spokesman for the ruling junta, General Zaw Min Tun.
On Monday, state media in China reported that rescue teams pulled a girl alive, who had spent 60 hours under the rubble of a hotel.
As previously reported by the media, a total of four people were rescued in the city, including three adult women (one pregnant) and one girl.
Disaster in Myanmar. Tremors were felt in other countries
Shocks with a magnitude of 7.7 struck Myanmar on 28th March around 5:50 AM GMT, and were also felt in neighbouring Thailand, where hundreds of buildings were damaged, including skyscrapers in Bangkok, 1,000 kilometres from the epicentre.
In this country, at least 18 people died, 33 were injured, and 78 are reported missing.
Due to the tremors, many houses and other buildings, as well as bridges and places of religious worship, collapsed, causing chaos in a country already mired in a bloody civil war resulting from the 2021 coup. The humanitarian crisis and destruction caused by military activities complicate relief efforts for the earthquake victims.
