More than 3,900 people have been injured, and 2056 have lost their lives three days after a shallow 7.7-magnitude quake devasted Myanmar. A statement from a junta spokesperson said that 270 more people were still missing. It has also declared a week of national mourning and directed that national flags will fly at half-mast until April 6 “in sympathy for the loss of life and damages.”
The minute’s silence began at 12:51 local time (07:21 BST), the exact moment the earthquake struck on Friday. Myanmar ruling military junta says national flags will fly at half-mast for five days, and people should stop where they are to pay respect to the victims.
The regime has invited in aid and rescue help from around the world, including teams from Russia, China and the United States. But the scale of the task ahead appears overwhelming – aid groups are warning of disease outbreaks, while poor infrastructure and a patchwork of civil conflicts are severely hampering the relief effort.
Sources reveal that people camped out in the streets across Mandalay for a third successive night because they were either unable to return to their ruined homes or were nervous about the repeated aftershocks that rattled the city over the weekend.
The smell of death has filled the streets in the city of Sagaing, near the Myanmar quake’s epicentre, while crematoriums in nearby Mandalay are reportedly overwhelmed. Aid agencies have warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis in these areas
Meanwhile, the death toll in Thailand, is now at 20. Thirteen of them are from a collapsed high-rise in Bangkok, where more than 70 remain trapped
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