April 02, 2025 01:30 am Ist Myanmar Earthquake: A blow of aftershocks has exacerbated the crisis because they are already threatening damaged structures. A pancake style breakdown of various buildings and homes has become a challenge for rescue workers in the earthquake that has plagued Myanmar. Mandalay: Commuters go past the debris of damaged buildings in the wake of the earthquake. (Pti) Officials said a pancake collapse meant that buildings ended up on other buildings. It would have been easier to save trapped people if it was a titled collapse, they added. Due to the collapse of the pancake, rescue workers are forced to cut hours through heavy plates and lift heaps of debris by lifting earth movers to search for people who can live. Meanwhile, the stench of death has penetrated pervasive Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar. According to Myanmar military head, the death toll from the initial earthquake and a series of aftershocks climbed to 2.719. The number of injured is at 4,521, with more than 400 missing. Since more than 72 hours are over, the chances of finding survivors take off every hour. In the locals, the number of people trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings believes. After the hocks in Myanmar days after the 7.7 earthquake destroyed the city, a spate of aftershocks exacerbated the crisis because they were already threatening damaged structures. On Tuesday, another aftershock of more than five scope hampered the city at 5.31 hours of local time, which collapsed at least a dozen buildings that had already damaged. Two such buildings collapsed near the street 78 of Mandalay as the Fresh tremor sent panicked through the streets, where hundreds of families, displaced and desperate, set up temporary camps. Also read: Why was Myanmar earthquake so deadly? Scientists explain that the city is already experiencing crippling shortages of medical supplies, food, water and shelter. “We haven’t dared to sleep in our homes since Friday,” says one local, reflecting the feelings of many people who are now living in constant fear. Meanwhile, the NDRF team of India is also pushed into the rescue and assistance operations. They use four dogs to sniff signs of life. India sent a team of 80 NDRF rescuers to its neighboring country. The infrastructure and communication channels of various cities affected have been damaged, which complicates salvation and relief from the operation. With input from PTI Read Breaking News, latest UK updates, UK, Pakistan and other countries around the world on topics related to politics, crime and national matters. Read Breaking News, the latest UK updates, UK, Pakistan and other countries around the world on topics related to politics, crime and national matters. See fewer
Myanmar earthquake: ‘pancake’ collapse of buildings that complicate rescue operations
