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The death toll has risen to over 1,600, with more than 3,400 individuals reported missing; these numbers are expected to increase as rescue operations continue.
From Newsweek
Myanmar's ostracised leader Min Aung Hlaing will leave his disaster-stricken country on Thursday for a rare trip to a regional summit, state TV said, as aid groups called for restrictions to be eased...
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The journey from Mandalay normally takes 45 minutes by car across the mighty Irrawaddy River, but after the quake hit last Friday, it took him 24 hours to navigate broken bridges and collapsed buildi...
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Volunteers gathered to help, some coming in from other cities, to do whatever they could in the city near the epicenter of the powerful quake.
The Hong Kong rescue team arrived promptly in Mandalay, joining forces with the national emergency response unit. According to the Security Bureau, upon their arrival, the team was briefed on the situation from the national team,
Mandalay: India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is actively leading the efforts as part of Operation Brahma, with rescue and relief operations underway in Myanmar. The country is currently recovering from the devastating 7.
Emergency rescue teams on Sunday began trickling into the area of Myanmar hardest hit by a massive earthquake that killed more than 1,600 people.
Emergency rescue teams began trickling into the area of Myanmar hardest hit by a massive earthquake on Sunday, as efforts were hampered by collapsed roads, damaged bridges, disrupted communications and the ongoing civil war.
Myanmar's military rulers have kept journalists out since the devastating earthquake, so CBS News' partners at the BBC went undercover to reveal the scale of the disaster.
Chinese rescue teams are continuing to work in the hard-hit Mandalay in central Myanmar following the 7.9-magnitude temblor last week, and have so far saved eight survivors as of 8 am local time on Tuesday in the country,
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Press Trust of India on MSNFaith, Loss, Humanity: Indian Rescue Team's Valour Shines In MyanmarIndian personnel faced initial resistance from locals in the Muslim and Nepali Hindu-dominated area of Mandalay, the city closest to the epicentre.