The death toll last week A huge earthquake in Myanmar The government media said on Monday, with the emergence of accounts of some of the last moments of some people: two hundred Buddhist monks crushed by a wandering monastery. Fifty children were killed when pre -school collapsed. Seven hundred Muslims were hit while praying in mosques Ramadan.

The United Nations has warned that the earthquake could exacerbate hunger and spread diseases in a country that was already one of the world’s most challenging places for humanitarian organizations due to civil war and relief groups and warned the United Nations.

7.7 sizeThe earthquake struck on FridayWith the earthquake center near the second largest Mandalay city in Myanmar. It has been affected by the city’s airport, the accumulated roads, and hundreds of buildings collapsed along a wide smear in the center of the country.

Relief efforts are further hidden due to power outages, fuel shortages and intermittent communications. Lack of heavy machinerySuggestive searches and rescue operationsForced many to search for hand survivors at daily temperatures above 40 ° C (104 Fahrenheit).

The rescue workers in Mandalaay in Deir Hane said that they are still looking for about 150 dead monks.

Tun Ki, a member of the Rabi’ah Rights Network, Muslim, said that about 700 Muslim worshipers who attended Friday prayers were killed when the mosques collapsed. He said that about 60 mosques were damaged or destroyed. Videos published on the Irrawaddy Online News have shown many mosques.

It was not clear whether these numbers were already included in the official outcome.

Myanmar MRTV reported that the leader of the military government, the chief of General Min Min Aung Hinging, told Pakistani Prime Minister during an invitation that 2065 people were killed, with more than 3,900 wounds and about 270 people.

Relief agencies expect these numbers to rise sharply, since access to remote areas where connections are decreased.

Myanmar’s rural team at the United Nations called for unimaginable access to relief teams.

“Even before this earthquake, nearly 20 million people in Myanmar needed humanitarian assistance,” said Marcoloji Corsi, a United Nations and human coordinator.

The full range of destruction is unclear

“We are not really clear about the scope of destruction at this stage,” Lauren Eilei, Deputy Director of Programs in Myanmar, told the International Rescue Committee, told the Associated Press. “They were talking about a town near Mandalay, where 80 % of the buildings collapsed, but that was not in the news because wireless and wireless communications were slow.”

She said that the groups of IRC have stated that some places were cut through landslides.

The World Health Organization said it has reports of the destruction of three hospitals and 22 partially damaged in the region.

She said, “There is an urgent need for shocks, surgical care, blood transfusion supplies, anesthesia, basic drugs, and mental health support.”

The United Nations Humanitarian Agency said that more than 10,000 buildings had collapsed or severely damaged in central and northwest Myanmar. She said that one of the buildings in the classroom collapsed in the Mandalay area, killing 50 children and teachers.

Artificial intelligence analysis of Mandalay satellite by Microsoft’s AI of a good laboratory of 515 buildings by 80 % to 100 % and another 1524 with 20 % to 80 % of the damage. It was not clear what the percentage of the city buildings it represents.

Civil war has been displaced millions

Rescue efforts are also complicated byCivil war.In 2021, the army seized power from the elected government in Aung San Suu Ki, which sparked a large armed resistance.

While one group announced a partial ceasefire, the government and other armed groups have not stopped fighting.

Government forces lost control of a large part of Myanmar, and many places were dangerous or impossible for relief groups even before the earthquake. More than 3 million people were displaced due to fighting, according to the United Nations

Ellery noticed with the International Rescue Committee that the worst area caused by the earthquake was seriously damaged by the floods last year, and many displaced people sought a shelter there.

Since the earthquake, many people have slept abroad, either because the houses were destroyed or fear of final tremors.

She said that the seasonal winds start in May, and it will be to find a shelter for people a major challenge.

He sends the auxiliary neighbors and Myanmar allies

International rescue teamsOf many countries at the scene, including from Russia, China, India and many Southeast Asian countries.

On Monday, the Indians team blocked the lapse of concrete falling at one location in Mandalay. They can look at the output of one body.

The European Union, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and other millions of dollars announced.

Despite the huge discounts and release inThe United States Agency for International Development– The body in charge of providing humanitarian assistance abroad – The American embassy said that a team of experts was on its way to Myanmar. The embassy said it would save up to $ 2 million through local organizations.

Looking for survivors in Bangkok

A small number of American military personnel have been sent to help in Bangkok, where the earthquake killed at least 18 people, many of them at a construction site where aPartially collapsed tall. The injury of another 33 and 78 missing was reported, primarily at the construction site near the famous Catuchak market.

On Monday, heavy equipment was temporarily closed on the site and urged the spectators to be silent while using machines to try to discover life signs.

The ruler of Bangkok Chadchartt Siteontt told reporters that signs were discovered on Sunday night, although experts were unable to determine whether the device was wrong.

In watching the crews at work, Naruemon Thonglek said it “made some peace” with the fact that it is unlikely that her partner and five friends are found there.

She said, “It is still part of me hoping to survive.”

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