The Myanmar state media has revealed that the death toll in the recent multiple earthquakes in the country has surpassed 2,000 people as the rescue mission continues amid harsh climate.
According to reports the natural disaster has killed several hundred Muslims praying at mosques during the holy month of Ramadan and 270 Buddhist monks crushed by a collapsing monastery.
The quake has not only taken lives but also increased the possibility of hunger and disease outbreaks in a country amid the ongoing civil war, as warned by aid groups and the United Nations.
The 7.7 magnitude quake hit Friday, with the epicenter near Myanmar라이브 바카라 second-largest city of Mandalay. It damaged the city라이브 바카라 airport, buckled roads and collapsed hundreds of buildings.
Relief Missions
The rescuers are facing obstacles in their operation due to power outages, fuel shortages and spotty communications along with daily temperatures rising above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).
According to Associated Press, the rescue workers at Mandalay라이브 바카라 collapsed U Hla Thein monastery said they were still searching for about 150 of the dead monks.
Myanmar state MRTV reported that the leader of the military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, told Pakistan라이브 바카라 prime minister during a call that 2,065 people were killed, with more than 3,900 injured and about 270 missing.
Relief agencies expect those numbers to rise sharply, since access is slow to remote areas where communications are down.
“We’re really not clear on the scale of the destruction at this stage,” Lauren Ellery, deputy director of programs in Myanmar for the International Rescue Committee, told The Associated Press.
She added, “They were talking about a town near Mandalay where 80% of the buildings were reportedly collapsed, but it wasn’t in the news because telecommunications have been slow.”
Groups the IRC works with have reported that some places are cut off by landslides, she said.
The World Health Organization reportedly said it has reports of three hospitals destroyed and 22 partially damaged in the region.
“There is an urgent need for trauma and surgical care, blood transfusion supplies, anesthetics, essential medicines and mental health support,” it said.
As per AP report, an artificial intelligence analysis of satellite images of Mandalay by Microsoft라이브 바카라 AI for Good Lab showed 515 buildings with 80% to 100% damage and another 1,524 with 20% to 80% damage. It was not clear what percentage of the city라이브 바카라 buildings that represented.
