Woman rescued from rubble in Myanmar as hope for earthquake survivors fades
Emergency workers are warning of acute hunger and disease outbreaks as the confirmed death toll keeps on rising.
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Emergency workers are warning of acute hunger and disease outbreaks as the confirmed death toll keeps on rising.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/01/myanmar-more-than-2000-confirmed-dead-in-earthquake-as-landslides-leave-some-areas-inacces
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00:00The death toll in Friday's massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media reported.
00:09According to reports, the victims include 200 Buddhist monks who were crushed by a collapsing
00:15monaster.
00:1650 children killed when a preschool classroom crumbled and 700 Muslims struck while praying
00:23at mosques for Ramadan.
00:25While rescue operations are still ongoing, efforts have been hindered by collapsed bridges,
00:31landslides, unreliable communications and a civil war.
00:35Aid groups say the quake could worsen hunger and disease outbreaks.
00:40Myanmar's resistance movement did announce a partial ceasefire to facilitate rescue efforts
00:47earlier.
00:48While Chinese rescue teams have pulled six survivors from the rubble in severely hit
00:53Naypyitaw and Mandalay.
00:56The EU has announced 2.5 million euros in aid for Myanmar.
01:01The epicentre of Friday's 7.7 magnitude earthquake was near the city of Mandalay.
01:07Then on Sunday, a 5.1 magnitude aftershock hit the area again.
01:13In neighbouring Thailand, rescuers continue to search for survivors at the site of the
01:18collapsed building in the capital Bangkok.
01:21There, at least 18 people have been killed, 33 are injured and 70 are missing.