The death toll from the Myanmar earth

Four days after the huge An earthquake dropped the buildings across MyanmarThe isolated stories were still emerging on Monday from the people who were alive from the rubble. The number of death has continued to rise since the disaster, as it reached at least 2056 on Monday, according to the French News Agency at Agence France -Presse, arising from the ruling military council in the country.

The number of deaths is likely to rise, as many parts of the country have been cut. It has been proven help for those in need – and even assessing the extent of destruction – difficulty in a country where the main infrastructure was damaged and where Civil war It was already raging before hitting the 7.7 earthquake on Friday. There were great tremors in its wake.

The accidental rescue may have helped keep hope alive during the weekend, but they were lucky.

Building after construction in the second largest city in Myanmar, Mandalay, and beyond in the rubble. The damaged methods, bridges and energy lines that fell impossible for rescue teams have made access to many societies in the poor nation that was overwhelmed by the war since the Military Council seized power in a coup four years ago.

A few hours after hitting the big earthquake on Friday, there were reports that Junta carried out air strikes in rebel -controlled areas, which were affected by TEMBLOR, which increased misery for the survivors.

In the neighboring Thailand, the earthquake felt strongly in Capital Bangkok, but only one building completely collapsed. Thai authorities have Investigation In this isolated collapse to determine whether it can be due to insufficient building materials, design defects or failure in the inspection process.

JUNTA maintained its strict controls for foreign journalists who enter Myanmar but appealed to international aid. As of Monday, China, Russia and India responded to humanitarian supplies, rescue and recovery teams, along with other regional neighbors.

President Trump said that the United States will help, but while America has long played a leading role in international disaster relief, Mr. Trump has passed spending on foreign aid in the first two months of his second term, including virtual The cancellation of the United States Agency for International Development an agency.

Programs that were supposed to be assembled in American aid can be less able to provide assistance in the wake of a disaster that still reveals in Myanmar.