Bangkok (AP) – The basic services have not yet been restored in the areas of Myanmar most struck by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers in recovery and cleaning of debris confront regularly distributed And the lack of resources say the humanitarian services.
A situation report published Friday evening by the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs Coordination, or OCHA, said that frequent strong aftershocks continue to shake off the center of Myanmar almost daily, increasing fear and uncertainty among affected residents, Disturbing the response effort S and exacerbate pressure on already limited resources and services.
“Three weeks after the earthquakes of catastrophic twins struck Myanmar on March 28, the most affected communities are always homeless, clean water and sanitation, stable electricity, health care and essential services,” said the report.
The epicenter of the 7.7 magnitude quake was near Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar, but it struck a large strip in the country, causing significant damage to six regions and states, whose capital, Naycyitaw.
It also aggravated an already disastrous humanitarian crisis Triggered by the country’s civil war which had moved more than 3 million people internally and left nearly 20 million in need, according to the United Nations.
A report by the Myanma Alinn newspaper published by the state published on Saturday said that the earthquake report had reached 3,726, with 5,105 people injured and 129 missing. He said that 1,975 international rescuers and medical workers from 25 countries had collaborated with local rescuers to save 653 people and recover 753 bodies of sub-decumbers.
Myanma Alinn said that 65,096 houses and buildings, 2,514 schools, 4,317 Hospitals and clinical districts of 6,027 pagodas and temples, 350 hospitals and clinics, 170 bridges, 586 dams and 203 sections of the country’s main highway were damaged by the Treamquake.
The Myanmar Fire Services Department, an official emergency services agency operating in many fields of the country, said in declarations published on Friday on its Facebook page that rescuers carried out help, research and cleaning the debris of large buildings and had made precious jewelry, species and documents found among the rubble to their owners.
He also said that the rescuers had recovered two bodies from the collapsed buildings in Mandalay.
An official of the Myanmar Responsion Federation (Mandalay), who worked with firefighters, told the Associated Press on Friday that the priority three weeks after the earthquake was to clean the bodies and the debris of larger sub-mess, while providing assistance to survivors affected by the earthquake.
The official, who spoke under the cover of anonymity because he fears the arrest of speaking without authorization, said that the number of organizations recovered daily has decreased to one or two.
Another emergency worker in Mandalay, who speaks in a similar way under the cover of anonymity, said the number of Rescue teams operating in Mandalay have regularly decreased As most international rescue teams returned to their country after work to find survivors considered. He said local rescuers participated mainly in cleaning debris and provided assistance.
The United Nations Development Program earlier this month estimated that at least 2.5 million tonnes, or around 125,000 trucks of trucks, from the earthquake of the earthquake should be removed. He based his estimate on the remote sensing analysis of the images obtained by the satellites.
The UN-Habitat, the United Nations Agency for the Human Colonies, said in a statement on Friday that its staff and the Myanmar Engineering Society collaborated to assess the generalized damage of the building in the regions affected by earthquakes.
In Naytyitaw, almost all rescuers have ceased their help, while government buildings damaged by the earthquake have not yet been repaired and remain in their post-tronçon state, said that a resident who had asked not to be appointed for security reasons. In residential areas, people have almost finished cleaning the debris by themselves.
The report on Saturday at Myanma Alinn said that General Aung Hlaing, head of military government, told its members of the cabinet at a meeting that the urban provision of Naycyitaw would be redesigned.
NAYTAW became the capital of Myanmar in 2006 after being built at great cost almost from scratch next to what had been a forest operating center inhabited by farmers. It is remarkable for its grandiose government buildings and its underused multi-vouches.
