Rescue tasks in Burma (Myanmar) They entered a critical period on Monday to find survivors 72 hours after the earthquake that shook the country’s center-northern on Friday, with more than 2,000 deaths and about 3,000 injured according to the Military Board.
The director of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, Zaw Min Tun, has indicated that so far they have been confirmed 2,056 dead, more than 3,900 injured and about 270 missingas collected by the YanaEkhi Burmese Portal.
In addition, the French Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Two of the deceased are from France and that both embassies “are totally mobilized to follow the situation, in contact with the center of crisis and support” of the portfolio.
The military regime, which holds power from the 2021 military coup, said Monday through the radio and television channel MRTV, under military control, that a Chinese team rescued a five -year -old boy today, to a pregnant woman and another 29 years of a ruins building in Mandalay, the second largest city in the country.
The rescued had remained trapped for more than 60 hours And they were transferred to the hospital, they added. Shortly before they also rescued another woman in the Great Hall Hotel From the city, they indicated.
This is one of the Board’s scarce communications on the situation in Burma in the Fourth day of rescue tasksafter the strong earthquake that occurred on Friday at noon in the Sagaing region, with dozens of lower magnitude since then.
Aerposites remain closed
International aid NGOs have reported the difficulty to reach the most affected areas, with Mandalay and Sagaing as the two cities closest to the epicenterabout 17 kilometers both.
The Mandalay and Naipyidó Airports They are closed by the impact of the earthquake, which destroyed key infrastructure.
It is expected that Mandalay is one of the most affected placesalthough the difficult access and the cuts of the Internet and telephony complicate to know the scope of the tragedy. The Board said on Saturday that there were about 700 deaths in the city after a visit.
The situation is uncertain due to the conflict situation in the country
The situation in Sagaingwhose homonym region is a fief of rebel groups, it is more uncertain, and the Red Cross of Burma said the eve that around 70% of the city is destroyed.
The Board does not control much of the Burmese territory, in full Conflict between the army and guerrillas of ethnic and prodemocratic minorities.
He National Unity Government (NUG)that defends the restoration of democracy in Burma after the coup and declares the legitimate authority of the country, said Monday that the Armed Forces have carried out 11 bombings in several areas of the country from the earthquake. The Nug offered a truce after the tremor.
The earthquake, the greatest in decades in shaking Burma, was perceived intensely in Bangkokwhere at least 18 people have died mainly due to the collapse of a skyscraper in works, with still dozens of disappeared, and in the southern Chinese province of Yunnan, among other places.
