Myanmar has announced a week of national mourning as the death toll has passed 2,000 and hopes of finding quake survivors continue to fade.
National flags will fly at half-mast until April 06 “in sympathy for the loss of life and damages” from Friday’s massive quake, the ruling junta has said in a statement.
Rescue teams from around the world are in Myanmar after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck last Friday.
The National Unity Government – currently in exile – has announced a “two-week pause in offensive military operations” in areas hit by the quake
In neighbouring Thailand, the death toll in Bangkok has risen to 18, with 76 workers missing at a collapsed high-rise under construction.
Search and rescue efforts are underway.
(Agencies)
