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We have lost so many family members. There aren't many of us left,
a retired high school teacher said
The whole process is a great challenge to the willpower and physical strength of our team members,
said YueIt’s as if Min Aung Hlaing wants to make sure we die, if not from the earthquake, then from his attacks,
said one villager, Ko Aung Kyaw
Our team members are working tirelessly to search and rescue,
said YueWe started at 11 p.m. last night and worked until the sun rose this morning. It doesn't matter how long we work. The most important thing is that we can bring hope to the local people,
Yue saidA rescue team from southwest China's Yunnan Province was the first international rescue team to reach the quake zone of Myanmar 18 hours after the earthquake. They successfully rescued one person in collaboration with local rescue forces,
Guo said,The environment is beyond imagination. The collapse is serious,
said Yue, notingOur house had 11 people. When the quake struck, I wasn't home -- I had just returned from a meditation center and was staying at my daughter's place. My niece and nephew were also at work,
she recalledAs a Chinese rescue team, we are so keen to give the people here good news, an inspiring one, as soon as possible."
He, surrounded by locals at the scene, saidBeing charitable and being seen as charitable serves American foreign policy,
said Michael Schiffer, assistant administrator of the USAID bureau for Asia from 2022 until earlier this yearWHO has classified this crisis as a Grade 3 emergency -- the highest level of activation under its Emergency Response Framework,
the United Nations health agency said in its flash appeal for funds
We believe that with the support of the international community, the government and people of Myanmar will surely unite to overcome the disaster and rebuild their homes,
he added
People who had been stranded in the delta region just died,
says Phil Robertson, the director of the Asia Human Rights and Labor Advocates (AHRLA) consultancy, who has long lived in South-East Asia
We are rescuing people trapped in the rubble -- some with their legs pinned, some buried up to their waists, and others completely covered,
he saidThis earthquake strikes amid an already dire humanitarian context marked by widespread displacement, fragile health systems, and disease outbreaks -- including cholera,
it saidThere were two or three aftershocks during the search,
he said,High casualties and extensive damage are probable and the disaster is likely widespread."
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) on Saturday
We're going to be helping. It's terrible what's happening. We've already spoken with the country."
President Donald Trump said in the Oval Office Friday