EARTHQUAKE: Patients lie on beds in the compound of a general hospital three days after the deadly earthquake in in Mandalay, Myanmar. PHOTO: Sai Aung Main/AFP

EARTHQUAKE: Patients lie on beds in the compound of a general hospital three days after the deadly earthquake in in Mandalay, Myanmar. PHOTO: Sai Aung Main/AFP

DESTRUCTION: Heavy construction equipment is used to look for people trapped under the rubble at the collapsed Sky Villa Condominium development after a major earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar. Photo: Sebastien Berger/AFP

DESTRUCTION: Heavy construction equipment is used to look for people trapped under the rubble at the collapsed Sky Villa Condominium development after a major earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar. Photo: Sebastien Berger/AFP

HELP: Saifah, a Thai ridgeback from a canine rescue unit, has its nose flushed by veterinary volunteers after taking part in search and rescue operations at the site of a building collapse after the Myanmar earthquake. PHOTO: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP

HELP: Saifah, a Thai ridgeback from a canine rescue unit, has its nose flushed by veterinary volunteers after taking part in search and rescue operations at the site of a building collapse after the Myanmar earthquake. PHOTO: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP

COLLAPSE: A collapsed bridge is pictured after a strong earthquake, near its epicente, in Sagaing, Myanmar. PHOTO: REUTERS/Stringer

COLLAPSE: A collapsed bridge is pictured after a strong earthquake, near its epicente, in Sagaing, Myanmar. PHOTO: REUTERS/Stringer

BROKEN: View of a collapsed building, in the aftermath of a strong earthquake, in Mandalay, Myanmar. PHOTO: REUTERS/Stringer

BROKEN: View of a collapsed building, in the aftermath of a strong earthquake, in Mandalay, Myanmar. PHOTO: REUTERS/Stringer

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SHAKEN TO THE CORE

1 Day Ago - 2025-04-03 00:00:00

SHAKEN TO THE CORE: Aid groups described scenes of devastation and desperation after an earthquake that killed more than 2 700 people in Myanmar, stressing an urgent need for food, water and shelter and warning the window to find survivors was fast closing.

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