The death toll is close to 700 after the Myanmar earthquake; Rescue efforts are condensed, India sends help

Mandalay’s rescue teams are racing against a day after a 7.7 -magnitude earthquake across the center of Myanmar, leaving widespread destruction in his aftermath. At least 694 people were confirmed, according to a military leader in Myanmar, while the American Geological Survey warned that the final losses may exceed 10,000.

The earthquake’s effect was far from Myanmar, as the buildings in Bangkok – about 900 km away – shook the collapse of many major structures, including bridges and an incomplete skyscraper. Ten deaths have been reported in Thailand so far, and more than 100 building workers are still in Bangkok. The tremors were also reported in northeastern India, Bangladesh, and parts of China.

In Myanmar, the survivors appear with horrific stories. One of the BBC men told that he was pulled from the debris after he hit the earthquake while he was in the bathroom. When he rushed with others to a building close to shelter, a second earthquake also caused the collapse of this structure. He said: “My grandmother, aunt, and uncles are still missing.” “Their chances of staying are zero.”

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that India is ready for assistance, it launched the country “Brahma” operation And sent 15 tons of relief supplies-including food packages, kitchen groups and solar lamps-on the board of an Indian Air Force C-130J. “India is working as the first respondent to help the people of Myanmar, who is affected by the huge yesterday’s earthquake,” said a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Randir Jaiswal.

The United States also pledged, despite the discounts in the budget of the American Agency for International Development, and also pledged to help. President Donald Trump said support will extend to Myanmar, who has faced a deep humanitarian crisis since the earthquake.

In a rare step, Junta Min Aung Hlaing from Myanmar issued a global call: “I would like to invite any country, any organization or any person in Myanmar to come and help. Thank you.”

China and Russia have already released rescue teams and aid to the nation that has suffered an earthquake.

Experts attribute the earthquake to the active Epic riftWhich passes through Myanmar and has a history of devastating seismic activity-including an earthquake in terms of similar size in 1946 and 6.8 water occurred in 2012.

The country, which is already struggling with years of civil war, is very interrupted in power and the water crisis in the areas affected by the earthquake.