Are desperately looking for ruins for survivors in Myanmarafter the murder earthquake of the 7.7 Richter that hit the country and left behind over 1,700 dead.
Mandalei and the cities around it seem to be leveled, while experts fear that the actual number of dead will be clarified after weeks and can exceed 10,000, as the 1,200km rift that gave the great earthquake passes under cities.
So far, according to the official update, 1,700 dead and more than 300 missing have been confirmed.
Extensive damage has been reported in much of the Myanmar as dozens of buildings and bridges have collapsed. Similar to the scene in Bangkok, where authorities are trying to unleash dozens that are believed to have been trapped under the ruins of a high -rise building.
The focus was recorded in the central area of Sagaing, Myanmar, near the former royal capital Mandalay, where about 1.5 million people live, as there are many historical bands and palaces.
Many cities and villages are still without electricity and water and are cut off after the collapse of the main bridge on the Irauudi River in the country.
Meanwhile, international rescue teams began arriving in Myanmar, as the military junta appealed for help.
Bombings despite earthquake
Help is limited and large machinery that can help find survivors in the ruins limited. The situation gets worse as the civil war continues.
An armed movement that is resisting the junta of Myanmar on Sunday that the Armed Forces are still bombing communities, although the country is facing disaster.
The Karen National Union (KNU), one of the oldest rebel organizations in Myanmar, said in a statement that the junta “continues air strikes by targeting areas where civilians live, although the population suffers from the earthquake”.
He added that instead of the army to prioritize relief operations, he chooses to “develop forces to attack his own people”.
A spokesman for the military regime with whom he attempted to contact the Reuters News Agency to ask him for a comment.
Myanmar remains immersed in the civil conflict in which the opposition’s mass mobilizations were transformed coup of 1 February 2021when the army seized power by overturning the elected government of Nobel Prize -winning Peace Aung San Chi.
A few hours after the sweeping earthquake on Friday, aircraft and drones launched blows to the state of Karennear the KNU Headquarters, according to a relief organization close to the replacements.
Singapore’s Foreign Minister, Vivian Balacaris, appealed to be declared to be declared Immediate ceasefire To facilitate the distribution of assistance, following a meeting held by video link with his ASEAN counterparts dedicated to the earthquake.
Balakissan “called on a immediate and effective ceasefire ceasefire” in order to “facilitate humanitarian aid traditions” and promote “longer -term national reconciliation” to return “peace” and “rebuild”.
The epicenter of the earthquake was in an area under the control of military regime forces. But material damage was extensive – the areas were not escaped under the control of various rebel organizations.
Yesterday, the exiled national unity government, which includes government data overturned in 2021, announced that the replacement fighters under its command inhibit their aggressive actions for two weeks.
However, experts point out that some rebel organizations have stopped their operations, but others continue to hostilities. The regime also continues air strikes, they add. In addition, the army, who would normally participate in relief operations in earthquake -bearing areas, is “invisible”, many experts point out.