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Prayers and tears for Eid in quake-hit MandalayHundreds of grieving Muslims gathered for Eid prayers in the street in Mandalay on Monday, the death and destruction of Myanmar's huge earthquake casting a pall of anguish over the occasion.The watching women were the first to weep.
Volunteers gathered to help, some coming in from other cities, to do whatever they could in the city near the epicenter of the powerful quake.
Three survivors have been rescued by Chinese rescue teams in Mandalay early on Monday morning, according to a release from the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, citing news reports. At 5:37 am and 6:20 am local time on Monday,
The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar's second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of finding someone still alive, two days after a massive earthquake struck that killed more than 1,
A strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, and several buildings collapsed in Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, witnesses said. Buildings shook as well in Bangkok, the Thai capital about 1,
MANDALAY, Myanmar -- A 15-member group of the Chinese Red Cross International Emergency Response Team arrived in Mandalay, Myanmar, early Monday. The rescue team was organized under the coordination of China's Ministry of Emergency Management and the Red Cross Society of China.
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A Filipino teacher working in Myanmar on Monday appealed to the humanitarian assistance team set to be deployed by the Philippine government to the earthquake-hit country to prioritize helping Filipinos in the Mandalay area.
An SAR government rescue team is on its way to quake-hit Mandalay in Myanmar. The 51-strong team, including firefighters, doctors and nurses, had
When contacted, a Sembcorp spokesperson told The Straits Times that despite losing power, the US$300mil gas-fired power plant in Mandalay has not been damaged. “As a result of the earthquake that struck central Myanmar, Sembcorp Myingyan Independent ...