• Weather officials warn of no seasonal rainfall.
• Rainfall may complicate rescue efforts.
• Leaders will fly to Bangkok’s regional summit.

Bangkok: Myanmar’s devastating earthquake has killed more than 3,000 people and hundreds have disappeared as forecasts for non-seasonal rainfall present new challenges for rescue workers and attempts to attract people from the country caused by the civil war.

Last Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake was one of the most powerful in a century in Southeast Asian countries, shocking an area with 28 million regions, collapsed buildings, flattened communities and left many without food, water and shelter.

The Myanmar Embassy in Japan said on Facebook that the death toll rose to 3,003 on Wednesday, with 4,515 missing and 351 missing, while rescuers scrambled to find more.

But the situation could get even harder in areas that could threaten the worst hit in the earthquake, such as Mandalay, Saganing and the capital Naibita, from Sunday to April 11.

A Myanmar aid worker told Reuters. “And, in Mandalay, especially if it starts to rain, even if it survives so far, the buried people will drown.”

The Japanese embassy added 53 air transport aid to its posts, while more than 1,900 rescue workers came from 15 countries, including Southeast Asian neighbors and China, India and Russia.

State TV said government chief Min Aung Hlaing will leave his troubled country on Thursday for a rare trip to the regional summit in Bangkok despite the damage.

This is a rare foreign visit for many countries and the subject of sanctions and for the ICC investigation.

Non-seasonal rainfall

Rainfall will increase the challenges faced by aid and rescue organizations, which despite the conflict in the civil war, called for access to all affected areas.

The military has been working hard to run Myanmar since the 2021 coup returned to power, disappointing the civilian government of elected Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.

Since the acquisition and the takeover of the economic and essential services in Myanmar (including health care), the General has been isolated internationally, reducing the rag in the conflict.

On Wednesday, the state operates MRTV The unilateral government ceasefire will take effect for 20 days immediately to support post-earthquake relief efforts, but warned the authorities that if the rebels launch an attack, the authorities will “respond accordingly.”

The move comes after a major rebel coalition declared a ceasefire to assist humanitarian efforts.

Nearly a week after the earthquake, searchers looking for survivors in neighboring Thailand combed a pile of debris after a skyscraper in Bangkok, the capital, collapsed during construction.

Rescuers are using mechanical excavators and bulldozers to break down 100 tons of concrete to find the disaster that killed 15 people, but 72 people are still missing.

The national rate for Thailand is 22.