Myanmar To Hold Minute Of Silence For More Than 2,000 Quake Dead

A part of me still hopes they will survive,

Naruemon Thonglek, who lost her partner and five friends in the collapse, shared her hope for their survival ... she said

These are the belongings of the monks who sat the exam,

said one attendant, ... adding there

We don't feel safe to sleep at our home,

said the 71-year-old Mandalay resident

Many dead bodies are coming out. There can be no survivors."

A Myanmar fire official confirmed

We don't dare to go back home because we are worried our neighbouring building will collapse on us,

said 57-year-old grandmother Hlaing Hlaing Hmwe

We don't how many people are under the structure,

he said

Children want to go back because the weather is hot here,

she said

Having lived through the terror of the earthquake, people now fear aftershocks and are sleeping outside on roads or in open fields,

an IRC worker in Mandalay said in a report

In the hardest-hit areas ...communities struggle to meet their basic needs, such as access to clean water and sanitation, while emergency teams work tirelessly to locate survivors and provide life-saving aid,

the UN body said in a report

There are about 70 bodies underneath ... and we hope by some miracle one or two are still alive,

volunteer rescue leader Bin Bunluerit said at the building site

The rescue teams are doing their best. I can see that,

said 19-year-old Artithap Lalod, who was waiting for news of his brother

Myanmar's military has a longstanding practice of denying aid to areas where groups who resist it are active,

Amnesty's Myanmar researcher Joe Freeman said

However it turns out, that's how it has to be. We just have to accept that things will be the way they are,

he said

People went back inside the building in the daytime but still not dare to sleep at night,

the resident said

I don't feel safe. There are six or seven-floor buildings beside my house leaning, and they can collapse anytime,

Soe Tint, a watchmaker, told AFP after sleeping outside

I had to lie to my daughter, telling her I left the baby in hospital,

said Khin Myo Swe, 49

The Buddhalord

We are all living in hardship,

wept Khin Myo Swe as an ambulance worker gently cradled the little body before a Buddha statue decorated with flowers, then took it away to be cremated

Everyone is coming here with their sad feelings, with their suffering,

said the 43-year-old, asking for anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media

Joseph Barberaemergency response expert Dr.

You could survive a while without food,

Barbera said

Currently, about 400 Chinese earthquake experts and rescue and medical personnel are participating in the earthquake relief efforts across Myanmar,

the spokesman said