Myanmar Struggles With Rescue Operations, Hospitals Overwhelmed As Death Toll Rises To 1,700

We tried everything to save her,

said one of the medical responders, but she had lost too much blood from the amputation

Our teams in Mandalay are joining efforts to scale up the humanitarian response despite going through the trauma themselves,

said Noriko Takagi, the U.N. refugee agency's representative in Myanmar

Chadchart Sittipuntbangkok Governor

The search will continue even after 72 hours because in Turkey, people who have been trapped for a week have survived. The search has not been cancelled,

Chadchart said

We've detected weak life signs and there are many spots,

he said