The budget of the victimsas it feared, has grown exponentially: they are beyond 1,600 broken lives from the violent earthquake That Friday morning put the knee the knee Myanmar crumble housing, schools, bridges And religious sites. For the second consecutive day i rescuers they searched Survivors between the rubble And in the meantime the international aid machinebut with the passing of the hours the Disaster figures They risk worsening further. It is one huge challenge for the country of Southeast Asiaone of the most Poor of the worldforced to isolation from military junta. Who regardless of the emergency, he continues to launch Air attacks against rebellious groups.
The Burmese authorities they declared it state of emergency in six regions, but the Research between debris focus on Mandalayclose toEquenter of the earthquakewhich was visited by head of statethe general Min aung Hlaing. In the capital, which is the Second city of the countrythe Red Cross reported at least 90 people trapped After the collapse of a 12 -storey buildingand at some point it was possible to Extract a woman alive after 30 hours. A miraclewhich however with the flow of the hands risks remaining a isolated caseor almost.
Among the Symbols of the tragedyThe discovery of the bodies of 12 children in preschool age and a teacheramong the remains of kindergarten. At the time of the earthquake, there would have been about sixty children and seven teachers in the building. There Fury of the earthquake did not spare even the cultural heritage of the country. It is the case for example of anVery ancient pagodaalways in Mandalay: “He started trembling, then collapsed,” said a soldier who was in place of block outside the temple: “a Monaco diedand there are also wounded extracted from the rubble», His testimony. THE damage and the fear of new shocks they pushed thousands of people a spend the night on the street or in open spaces. Also the Air traffic He paralyzed: they closed theMandalay Airport and that of the capital Naypyitawwhere it is the control tower fall.
At the moment, in addition to the victims, there are at least 3 thousand buildings collapsedbut it is difficult to predict the final budget. A’Analysis of the USGS does not exclude the worst of the scenarios: there is one probability of 35% that the number of dead is between 10,000 and 100,000while the financial cost For the country it could reach Tens of billions of dollarsovercoming the National GDP. To worsen the situation there is the dilapidated health infrastructure. THE’UN Humanitarian Affairs Office he warned that “one serious lack of medical supplies»Is hindering the response to the emergency. In particular “Traumatological kit, Blood bags, anesthetics, assistance devices, essential medicines And curtains for healthcare professionals». Among other things, it is underlined, the hospitals they have immediately large damage or they were destroyed and the Telecommunications interruptions And Internet “They continue to hinder the humanitarian operations».
There Fury of the earthquake has invested a country already prostrated by the economic crisis and from a conflict among the soldiers returned to power with a coup in 2021 And rebellious groupswhich caused it displacement of over three million people. And not even the earthquake has Hostility stopped: according to the People’s Defense Forcethe militia fighting against the junta for a Return to democracythe regime continued to carry out Air attacks in different regions. A’Recent survey conducted by the BBC revealed that theArmy controls less than a quarter of the countryand that to regain land launches massicci raid use Russian and Chinese jets. Attacks condemned by the UNwho talks about war crimes And crimes against humanity.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the border, in Thailandthe prime minister FRADONGTARN SHINAWATRA he assured that the country “has returned to normal»After the earthquake, which had a Impact also on Bangkok. According to the authorities it is Only a building in the capital collapsedThe 30 -storey building under construction I crumbled in a few seconds after the first shock. On the spot the Research teams they alternated relentlessly Looking for survivors. Were found Death eleven peoplebut dozens are still dispersed.