Rain hinders the relief of earthquake in Myanmar, tolls at 3,471

The rains fell into sections of the earthquake that hit Myanmar over the weekend, which help that organizations said they could complicate relief efforts and increase the risk of illness, as the leader of the United Nations were needed.

The number of deaths from the strong earthquake that hit March 28th increased to 3,471, state media reported, with 4,671 injured and another 214 are still missing.

Help services have warned that the combination of unusual rains and extreme heat could cause outbreaks of diseases, including cholera, among survives that camping in the countryside.

“Families who sleep outside the ruins of their homes, while the bodies of their loved ones pull out of the ruins.

“We need to take scenes and hope for survivors as they rebuild their crushed lives,” he said, adding a strong, coordinated action was the key to saving as many lives as possible.

Myanmar’s neighbors, such as China, India and Southeast Asia, are among those who have sent supplies and rescuers last week to help recover in areas that achieve a quake that host about 28 million people.

The United States, which until recently was the world’s leading donor, pledged at least $ 9 million in Myanmar to support earthquake -affected communities, but today’s US and former US officials say disassembly of its foreign aid program.

Three US services for international development workers who had traveled to Myanmar after the earthquake told them that they were left, Marcia Wong, a former USAID official, told Reuters.

“This team works incredibly hard. It focuses on humanitarian aid to those in need.

To get news for your forthcoming termination – how can this not discourage? “Wong said.

Of these, 17 died in the position of a skyscraper in the capital, Bangkok, which collapsed during construction.

Another 77 were still missing there.

Violations

Myanmar’s army has tried to run the country since overturning the government of Nobel Prize -winning Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021, leaving the economy and basic services, including healthcare, in a situation aggravated by the earthquake.

The ensuing civil war has displaced more than 3 million people, with extensive food insecurity and more than one -third of the population that needs humanitarian aid, the UN says.

While the ceasefire was declared on Wednesday, the UN High Commissioner Office for Human Rights said on Friday that the junta restricts reinforcement in areas that did not support its sovereignty.

He also said that he was investigating reports by the junta against opponents, including a ceasefire.

A Junta spokesman did not respond to calls looking for comments.

Free Burma Rangers, a relief team, told Reuters on Saturday that the army had dropped bombs on Karenni and Shan States on Thursday and Friday despite a ceasefire announcement, killing at least five people.

The victims included citizens, according to the founder of the group, David Eubank, who said there were at least seven such military attacks from the ceasefire.