Rescue workers, sniffer dogs, paramedics and millions of dollars in aid have begun arriving in Myanmar after a massive earthquake ravaged much of the war-torn country.

At the Myanmar Asian Market in Milwaukee, shoppers couldn't help but think of the heartbreak and horror in their home country.

The decision infuriated Le Pen, an anti-immigrant, nationalist politician who has already mounted three failed presidential bids. She claimed that the ruling was a “political” attempt to thwart her and vowed to fight back despite slim chances of legal success. “I’m not going to submit to a democratic denial so easily,” she said angrily.

Aid groups arriving in the worst-hit areas of Myanmar said there was an urgent need for shelter, food and water after last week's devastating quake, while in Bangkok rescuers pressed on searching for life under the rubble of a collapsed skyscraper.

Startled residents were evacuated down staircases of high-rise condominiums and hotels in Bangkok. In Myanmar's Naypyitaw, the quake damaged religious shrines and some homes.