Trip at Mjanm. Junta buckled under the pressure of the rebels

Junta in Mjanma announced a suspension of weapons with the resistance forces fighting with her. This step is to facilitate the conduct of constantly ongoing rescue operations after last week's earthquake in this country. The AP agency reported that the number of victims of the disaster has exceeded three thousand, although local media suggest that many more people have actually been killed.

Two of the main armed resistance forces fighting with junta in Mjanmie (Burmie), which took over power in 2021 from the democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi government, announced a ceasefire. This decision made pressure on the junta and is to facilitate rescue and humanitarian actions. As a result, the military government also announced a temporary suspension of weapons.

The truce is to last until April 22. The army warned that its opponents must not be regrouped at that time.

The number of victims of the earthquake exceeded three thousand

On Wednesday, the AP agency, citing local television, announced that the number of victims of last week's earthquake in this country exceeded three thousand people. On Wednesday, three living people were pulled out from under the debris, but the chances of saving more are small – said Myanmar Now.

Local reports suggest that the actual number of fatalities will prove to be much higher. This possibility was suggested by the American Geological Society, which assessed that from 10,000 to 100,000 people could have died. At least about 4,800 people are injured – DVB portal said.

The most severely affected earthquake was the densely populated city of Mandalaj, located near the epicenter of Friday shocks. “Whole districts are in ruins,” said the portal. – Extracting one body requires many hours of hard work – an employee of local rescue services told journalists. Rescue teams are often unable to reach the lower floors of collapsed buildings.

The bodies of the victims are still being extracted from the rubble

The bodies of the victims are still excavated from the rubble. – They are buried in collective graves after notifying family members – a local official told journalists. – If families agree, we comb or cream together from five to ten bodies – he added.

Over the past two days, a corpse of nearly 50 Buddhist monks has been excavated from the collapsed monastery. In the monastery in Maha Aungmyay, only 70 monks out of 200 managed to get out of the ruins.

Foreign teams participate in the rescue and humanitarian action. Help is provided by, among others, China, India, Russia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Türkiye – DVB portal reported.

The earthquake, which occurred during the civil war in Mjanma, was even more aggravated by the humanitarian crisis. According to the United Nations, as a result of a conflict, over three million people had to leave their homes, and as much as 20 percent needed humanitarian aid.