In brief
As emergency responders dig through the rubble in Mandalay following a catastrophic earthquake that struck on Friday, the emotional toll is profound. Volunteer rescue worker Myo Zaw recounted the heart-wrenching moments of finding a 12-year-old girl who had survived, only to later discover the bodies of her mother and grandparents. The earthquake, which killed over 1,600 individuals and injured thousands, is now the worst to hit Myanmar in more than a century. With soaring temperatures accelerating the decomposition of bodies, hopes of finding additional survivors are waning as the crucial 72-hour survival mark approaches. As rescue teams push through extreme conditions, the fear rises that the remaining hours may yield more tragedies than rescues.
