Bangkok (AP) – The The number of deaths of Myanmar Powerful Stream 7.7 magnitude Continue to climb in the middle of the rescue efforts.
The military government said on Saturday that 1,644 people had been killed, with thousands of other injured and dozens missing. The main movement of resistance of Myanmar, on the other hand, announced a partial ceasefire to facilitate rescue efforts.
The earthquake struck at noon on Friday, followed by several aftershocks, including one which measured 6.4.
In ThailandThe earthquake has shaken the Grand Bangkok region, killing 10.
Several countries, including Malaysia, Russia and China, have sent rescue and rescue teams.
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The National Government of the National Myanmar National Unity, which coordinates the popular fight against the power army, announced a unilateral partial cease-fire to facilitate the help of rescue of the earthquake.
An announcement indicated that its armed wing, the popular defense force, will implement a two -week break in offensive military operations from Sunday in the areas affected by earthquakes.
He said that he “would collaborate with the UN and non -governmental organizations to guarantee the security, transport and creation of temporary rescue and medicine camps”, in the fields it controls.
A first report on the situation on the help of rescue of earthquakes issued by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that it is mobilizing with other groups, and that $ 5 million was allocated from a central emergency intervention fund for “vital assistance”.
“The supply infrastructure and the communication towers have been seriously affected, electricity and water services have been disrupted, including in the Yangon region,” he noted. “Fixed, mobile and internet networks remain unstable.”
Immediate planned measures include a convoy of 17 loading trucks carrying a critical shelter and China medical supplies that should arrive on Sunday, he said.
He noted the serious damage or the destruction of many health establishments and warned that a “serious shortage of medical supplies led to response efforts, including trauma kits, blood bags, anesthetics, assistance devices, essential drugs and tents for health workers.”
The Myanmar power army declared on state television that the number of confirmed deaths of the earthquake of magnitude of 7.7 had increased to 1,644.
The new total is a sharp increase compared to the total of 1,002 announced a few hours earlier. The number of wounded increased to 3,408, while the missing figure went to 139 on Friday earthquake.
Russia has sent a medical team to Myanmar to take care of victims of earthquakes, said a head of the Ministry of Health.
According to Alexey Kuznetsov, doctors include specialists in infectious diseases, resuscitation and trauma.
In addition, the Ministry of Emergency of Russia said that two planes carrying Russian rescuers landed in the largest city in Myanmar, Yangon.
Earlier, the ministry reported that a mission, including research and rescue teams, canine units, anesthesiologists and psychologists, was on the way to the country struck at disasters.
The ministry said that its rescue teams are equipped with “endoscopes and acoustic devices to search for people in rubble up to 4.5 meters (almost 15 feet) deep, as well as radars and thermal imaging penetrating on the ground”.
Hong Kong sent a group of 51 members of research and rescue staff to help the help of the earthquakes in Myanmar. The group includes firefighters and ambulance staff as well as two research and rescue dogs, among others.
The group brings nine tonnes (18,000 pounds), including life detectors and masonry cutting machines, as well as an automatic satellite monitoring system which provides a network connection, according to a press release on the Hong Kong government website.
The satellite photos of Planet Labs PBC analyzed by the Associated Press show that the earthquake overturned the air traffic control tower at Naycyitaw International Airport.
The photos taken on Saturday show that the tower overturned as if it were transparent from its base. The debris were dispersed from the top of the tower, which controlled all air traffic in the capital of Myanmar.
It was not immediately clear if there had been injuries in the collapse, although the tower would have had staff inside at the time of the earthquake on Friday. He probably also stopped air traffic to international airport, since all electronic and radar devices were reportedly sent to the controllers.
The flights carrying rescue teams from China landed at Yangon airport instead of going directly to airports in the big cities struck by Mandalay and Naycyitaw.
A spokesperson for China International Development Cooperation Agency said Beijing would provide Myanmar 100 million yuan ($ 13.8 million) in emergency humanitarian aid for earthquakes for earthquakes.
An additional rescue team of 82 people on the left OutgoingA few hours after another team of emergency respondents from the Chinese province of Yunnan, bordering Myanmar, arrived in the country struck by the earthquake.
In addition, 16 members of the Sky Sky Blue Sky rescue team from the Chinese civil team in the city of Ruili, Yunnan, went to Muse City in northern Myanmar to help rescue efforts, according to the CGTN state broadcaster. Chinese authorities also sent a first batch of 80 tents and 290 covers.
Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping has conducted condolences to the head of Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing.
The earthquake was felt in certain parts of the Chinese province of Yunnan, although the victims were limited. According to the authorities, two people in Ruili suffered minor injuries and 847 houses were damaged. Certain high -rise buildings and older houses in urban areas have also been partially damaged, but food for energy and water and transport and communication lines have been restored.
The New Zealand Minister for Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters, said his government will support rescue efforts “via the Red Cross International Movement”.
“Our thoughts are with all those who have lost dear beings and all the other affected,” posted Peters on X.
South Korea will send aid through international organizations to support recovery efforts after the recent earthquake.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday that Seoul will closely monitor the situation and examine additional support if necessary.
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