No fewer than 1,000 people have been killed in Myanmar and thousands more injured following a 7.7. magnitude earthquake that was also felt in neighbouring countries.
A rescue team in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city, tells the BBC: “We are digging people out with our bare hands”
Myanmar’s military leaders have issued a rare appeal for international aid, with its neighbours China and India among the first to send help.
In Mandalay, rescue workers are attempting to reach seven people trapped under a high-rise building.
One person involved with the effort says they rescued 50 people from this building overnight.
It’s now been more than 24 hours since the earthquake close to Myanmar’s second-largest city – causing widespread damage.
“We are still trying to pull out the rest of the trapped people, but we need large machines. They are still shouting, and we can still hear their voices, but we can’t know where they are,” the rescue worker says.
“If we can get the support of those big machines, we can remove the damage and then pull out the trapped people,” they add.
