Myanmar: Burnout, overwhelmed rescuers in Myanmar’s second-largest city begged for help Saturday as they struggle to free hundreds of people trapped in buildings destroyed by the devastating earthquake.

Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake destroyed dozens of buildings in Mandalay, the country’s cultural capital, and housed more than 1.7 million people.

On a street, a monastery’s bell tower lay on the side, pointing toward 12:55 pm – a few minutes after the high earthquake.

The worst building in the city is the development of Sky Villa apartments, where more than 90 people are trapped.

The earthquake lowered the 12th floor of the building to six, with soft green walls on the upper floor perched on crushed remains on the lower floor.

A woman’s body stretched out from the wreckage, her arms and hair hanging down.

Rescuers climbed up the hard ruins on the ruins, and hand-destroying a piece of rubble and wreckage as they tried to open the passage to those trapped inside.

Scattered around the remains of people’s lives – a photo of a child’s plastic rabbit toys, furniture and a New York skyline.

After hours of hard work, there are few happy moments as rescuers pull the phyu out of the remains of the Sky Villa – still alive after 30 hours under the rubble.

She was hugged by her husband Ye Aung on a stretcher and was taken to the hospital.

“I didn’t think she would be alive at first,” Ye Aung told AFP When he anxiously waited for his wife (and then buried in the ruins) to appear.

“I’m glad I’ve heard good news,” said the trader, who has two sons with his wife: William, eight, and Ethan, five.

“Need more help”

Some residents sheltered in the shadow of nearby trees, where they spent the night, and they managed to save some property – blankets, motorcycle helmets – next to it.

Elsewhere, flip-flop rescuers and minimal protective equipment hand-picked the remains of the building, shouting into the rubble, hoping to hear the survivors’ responses.

A rescuer who asked to be anonymous said: “There are many victims in the apartment. AFP.

When the darkness falls on Saturday, AFP The reporter saw dozens of people preparing to sleep on the street for the second night.

The massive power cuts hinder the rescue efforts, and emergency personnel rely on portable generators for power.

After more than 24 hours of desperate search, many people are exhausted and urgently need relief.

“We started here last night. We didn’t sleep. We needed more help here,” the rescuers said. AFP.

“We have enough manpower, but not enough cars. We are using light trucks to transport bodies. A light truck has about 10-20 bodies.”

Myanmar is used to regular earthquakes, divided northward by active love faults, but the intense anger of Friday’s earthquake was excellent.

More than 1,600 deaths and 3,400 injuries have been confirmed, and the damage caused may increase significantly as the scale of the disaster is just beginning to occur.

“Yesterday, I was at home when the earthquake happened. It was terrible,” Ba Chit, a 55-year-old Mandalay resident, told AFP.

“My family is safe, but others are affected. I feel sorry for them. I feel so sad to see this.”

Myanmar’s ability to deal with the earthquake after the incident will be affected by four years of the civil war, which undermines the country’s health care and emergency systems.

To demonstrate the potential immensity of the crisis, the military government has issued an unusually rare call for international aid.

Even after a major natural disaster, previous military rulers rejected all foreign aid.

Thar Aye, 68, told AFP.

“I feel so sad to see this tragic situation. I’ve never experienced anything like this before.”