Inside Mandalay: BBC visits makeshift hospital treating earthquake victims in Myanmar
- A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, causing extensive destruction, with nearly all buildings showing damage.
- Myanmar's military government reported 2,886 fatalities; however, many collapse sites remain unreached, suggesting the actual death toll may be higher.
- Neeraj Singh, leading the Indian disaster response team, described the building's collapse pattern as a 'pancake', indicating very low chances of finding survivors.
- Affected residents, like Nan Sin Hein, are anxiously waiting for news of their missing loved ones amid the ongoing disaster relief efforts.
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Inside Mandalay: BBC finds huge devastation and little help for Myanmar quake survivors
Just nowShareSaveYogita LimayeMandalay, MyanmarShareSaveBBCWarning: This article contains details and images that some readers may find distressingDriving into Mandalay, the massive scale of the destruction from last Friday’s earthquake revealed itself bit by bit.In nearly every street we turned into, especially in the northern and central parts of the city, at least one building had completely collapsed, reduced to a pile of rubble. Some street…
Myanmar earthquake: Young girls trapped under rubble with grandmother plea for help
Young girls trapped with their grandmother under the rubble of a collapsed building in the Myanmar earthquake filmed their desperate plea for help. The children, who were trapped under the wreckage of their Mandalay apartment building filmed the harrowing scenes as they awaited rescue following the earthquake, which struck on 28 March. “We are stuck here. Please, help us. I beg you please, pull us out,” the girl dressed in yellow can be heard sa…
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