Latest Update: Myanmar Earthquake Disaster – Over 1,000 Dead Massive Rescue Efforts Underway

[CharlieH]

 

Massive Earthquake Devastates Myanmar: Over 1,000 Dead, Thousands Injured

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar just over 24 hours ago, leaving widespread devastation in its wake. The disaster has caused significant loss of life, injuries, and severe damage to infrastructure, particularly in Mandalay, the epicentre of the quake.

The situation remains dire as rescue operations continue and aftershocks shake the region.

Rising Death Toll and Ongoing Rescue Efforts

 

The official death toll now stands at 1,007, according to Myanmar’s military junta, with 2,389 people injured and 30 still missing. Among the hardest-hit areas is Kyaukse in the Mandalay region, where buildings crumbled under the tremors. One of the most tragic incidents occurred at the West Mye Mye Kyi pre-school, where 12 children and a teacher lost their lives. Rescue workers fear that more people remain trapped under the debris, with unconfirmed reports suggesting that up to 50 children and six teachers were inside when the building collapsed.

In Mandalay, officials have reported that 1,591 houses have been destroyed. In Yangon, rescue teams continue searching for survivors buried under collapsed buildings. Meanwhile, in Bangkok, authorities are struggling to save at least 15 people believed to be alive beneath the rubble of an unfinished high-rise in the Chatuchak district, which collapsed following the quake.

 

 

International Efforts in Bangkok Rescue Operations

We can bring you more from Bangkok, after a flurry of activity at the site of a collapsed building, where at least 15 people are believed to be alive under the rubble and 100 others are missing.

A growing number of international players have been pitching in for the rescue of those trapped in the Bangkok building collapse, members of China's Blue Sky Rescue team—the country's largest volunteer rescue team—have entered the site.

Meanwhile, a BBC reporter spoke to US army officers emerging from the rescue site.

"We are just trying to bring as many resources as we can to help out our allied partner... we are just trying to get a handle on it right now," one said.

Widespread Power Outages and Infrastructure Damage

Millions across Myanmar are now facing prolonged power outages. The Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation (YESC) has announced that residents in the country's most populous city will receive only four hours of electricity per day due to severe damage to the power grid. In Mandalay, complete blackouts and downed telephone lines have further complicated rescue and recovery efforts. Officials warn that restoring power in the region will take days, if not longer.

Aftershocks and Fear Grip the Nation

In the capital, Nay Pyi Taw, residents have been experiencing relentless aftershocks since 15:00 local time today. “It shook at least six times during the night. Most people are running to monasteries and other places for safety,” said a local resident. Extensive damage has been reported across the city, with collapsed buildings and roads buckling under the strain of repeated tremors. The junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, has visited overwhelmed hospitals where medical personnel are struggling to care for the injured.

Death Toll Expected to Rise Further

Speaking to the BBC, Francesca Capoluongo from the International Federation of the Red Cross in Myanmar said millions of people are at risk following yesterday's earthquake.

"The initial estimates suggest that over 18 million people live within the earthquake-impacted area, so of course we can expect these figures to keep increasing. The search and rescue is still ongoing. It's very difficult now to validate any figure, and we know that it will continue to increase and that many of these eighteen million people are now without safe shelter, access to clean water, reliable health care."

Voices from the Ground

Residents of Mandalay, the hardest-hit region, are grappling with the magnitude of the disaster. “We lost everything,” one resident told the BBC. “All the pagodas and temples, including stairways, in my village have collapsed. I feel so sad to see this kind of sorrowful situation.”

 

As Myanmar faces one of its deadliest natural disasters in recent history, rescue workers and emergency responders are racing against time to save those still trapped under rubble. The situation remains critical as the nation braces for further aftershocks and struggles to recover from the devastation.

 

 

29.06.2025

 

 

 

[Pouatchee]

unfortunately for the people there they are led by an oligarchic junta that probably cares less what happens to its people. lose lose situation for the pleb... and i'll bet any relief funds will be syphoned by the corrupt heads of state... 

[black tabby12345]

I presume survival chance of those who were inside at the time of quake,  is extremely slim.

Judging from the way that half-built skyscraper crumbled.

Very sad indeed while I still pray for some miracles...

 

[black tabby12345]

13 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

unfortunately for the people there they are led by an oligarchic junta that probably cares less what happens to its people. lose lose situation for the pleb... and i'll bet any relief funds will be syphoned by the corrupt heads of state... 

 

Just like the time of typhoon back in 08.

That dictator rejected all of the aid offers(other than from the ASEAN member states).

Groundlessly possessed with the fear(the free world might invade their country taking advantage of the chaos).

 

At that time, part of the US 7th fleet was standing by, near the Andaman Sea, with the sufficient readiness of immediate rescue activities(if requested).

They must have made quite a positive difference(if involved in the relief mission).

A lot more than poorly equipped ASEAN nations' rescue teams(whose level of readiness is quite low).

[black tabby12345]

Yesterday, I looked for any support movement(sending donation to the remaining family members of the construction workers killed by the fallen building).

 

I tried both in English and Thai(using google translate).

But couldn't find any.

 

Those people working at the construction sites,  are often migrant workers(from the Isaan region of this kingdom).

Due to the lack of employment opportunities back home, they are forced to come to bigger cities like BKK.

 

Fast and shiny BTS and subway trains in the capital of this kingdom, all built by the hard work of such people(I have seen BTS under construction, during my first visit to Thailand in 98).

 

They are mass of the nameless  heroes of the nations while they are not treated well.

[mfd101]

4 minutes ago, black tabby12345 said:

Those people working at the construction sites,  are often migrant workers(from the Isaan region of this kingdom).

Also Burmese & Cambodians ...

[black tabby12345]

3 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

Also Burmese & Cambodians ...

 

Regarding Burmese, they are often Thai Yai(AKA Shan people).

My apartment's landlord used to hire some of these people as janitors, more than 15 years ago.

[spidermike007]

Not to sound too cosmic, but one often wonders how this drama of life is set up. It almost seems as if ugly, despotic and horrific people are supported by the universe, and normal good-hearted kind people are not. I mean that in a sense that why couldn't some of the buildings that the nasty junta  housed in have collapsed killing waves and waves of top officers? It was a perfect opportunity for that, and yet the poor people of Burma continue to suffer one atrocity after another, being oppressed by their ridiculous army and now having to deal with the consequences of this horrific earthquake. 

 

How much can these poor people bear, and why are they made to suffer like this.?

[watchcat]

14 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

and i'll bet any relief funds will be syphoned by the corrupt heads of state... 

 

I think you're right dont send any funds let their government wich they call themseves deal with it.

 

[citzofwrld]

17 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

unfortunately for the people there they are led by an oligarchic junta that probably cares less what happens to its people. lose lose situation for the pleb... and i'll bet any relief funds will be syphoned by the corrupt heads of state... 

Pretty much most countries where people in government are owned by the globalists. When leaders worship money, materialism, to look important, impress, thats what happens to those just trying to survive, live a decent life.

[Trevor Collins]

Without wanting to diminish the tragedy of the situation, can anyone spot steel girders in the rubble of the collapsed office building in Bangkok? Skyscraper building has used steel beams for over 100 years, but all I see is rebar-reinforced concrete, fine for low level housing but not muilt-storey office blocks in a major city.

[PETERTHEEATER]

I think the Myanmar junta want money, meds, survival equipment, heavylift plant, generators etc but not foreigners with skills. Britain in pledging GBP10 million but what form will that take?

[MikeandDow]

50 minutes ago, Trevor Collins said:

Without wanting to diminish the tragedy of the situation, can anyone spot steel girders in the rubble of the collapsed office building in Bangkok? Skyscraper building has used steel beams for over 100 years, but all I see is rebar-reinforced concrete, fine for low level housing but not muilt-storey office blocks in a major city.

The major reason concrete is favored over steel construction in towers is that concrete can make flat floor slabs with a minimal depth of structure. Since no beams are necessary, the underside of the slab can be plastered and you have a smooth flat ceiling. Note the uniformity of the floor slabs in the photo below, especially the underside. This also significantly reduces the overall height of the building.

 

unlike concrete, it is nearly impossible to create a completely flat floor assembly in a steel framed building. A floor slab in a steel structure consists of beams, girders and decking. All of these members have different depths. The only way to create a flat ceiling surface is to suspend a floating hung ceiling below the lowest point of a steel depth-of-structure. This leaves an interstitial space. interstitial space in steel construction is a waste. Not only that, but the depth of this wasted space can be as much as three feet per floor, adding significantly to the overall height of the building.

[Pouatchee]

2 hours ago, citzofwrld said:

Pretty much most countries where people in government are owned by the globalists. When leaders worship money, materialism, to look important, impress, thats what happens to those just trying to survive, live a decent life.

 

right, but doesn't that describe pretty much every political system and country in today's world? 

[Mike k]

4 hours ago, Trevor Collins said:

Without wanting to diminish the tragedy of the situation, can anyone spot steel girders in the rubble of the collapsed office building in Bangkok? Skyscraper building has used steel beams for over 100 years, but all I see is rebar-reinforced concrete, fine for low level housing but not muilt-storey office blocks in a major city.

1 report I saw it's a chicom company building it they claimed it had topped out but now they are saying it's only 30 percent. it's the same construction as the building that collapsed in Florida 

[Mike k]

4 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

The major reason concrete is favored over steel construction in towers is that concrete can make flat floor slabs with a minimal depth of structure. Since no beams are necessary, the underside of the slab can be plastered and you have a smooth flat ceiling. Note the uniformity of the floor slabs in the photo below, especially the underside. This also significantly reduces the overall height of the building.

 

unlike concrete, it is nearly impossible to create a completely flat floor assembly in a steel framed building. A floor slab in a steel structure consists of beams, girders and decking. All of these members have different depths. The only way to create a flat ceiling surface is to suspend a floating hung ceiling below the lowest point of a steel depth-of-structure. This leaves an interstitial space. interstitial space in steel construction is a waste. Not only that, but the depth of this wasted space can be as much as three feet per floor, adding significantly to the overall height of the building.

That space can be used for Hvac duct work, wiring, plumbing and sprinkler systems 

[MikeandDow]

26 minutes ago, Mike k said:

That space can be used for Hvac duct work, wiring, plumbing and sprinkler systems 

That is correct interstitial space is used for that, but  they were building a table top design no steel beams required  it is a well know fact that table top design is not quake proof,  its very unstable  its isimilar in design as the twin towers  without the center steel core,  the question that should be asked is  who approved this design  as the building code requires quake proof buildings after 2021  and table top design is not quake proof.

The whole Project was doomed from the start  the contractor who won the bid ITD-CREC was the cheapest  therefore can be reasonable assumed cheap materials to be used,

contractor ITD-CREC not very successful in completing projects on time, Safety and quality very poor, have several disaster already,  very courpt company,  it is obvious no due diligence was carred out in awarding this project to this company  not only is the contractor resonsible for this disaster, the Thai goverment  has to bear  some responsibility for awarding the contract without due diligence.

[black tabby12345]

19 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Not to sound too cosmic, but one often wonders how this drama of life is set up. It almost seems as if ugly, despotic and horrific people are supported by the universe, and normal good-hearted kind people are not. I mean that in a sense that why couldn't some of the buildings that the nasty junta  housed in have collapsed killing waves and waves of top officers? It was a perfect opportunity for that, and yet the poor people of Burma continue to suffer one atrocity after another, being oppressed by their ridiculous army and now having to deal with the consequences of this horrific earthquake. 

 

How much can these poor people bear, and why are they made to suffer like this.?

 

It is just like proving one simple thing.

There is really no such thing as God in this world.

I know this remark will upset some people, but I dare to say.

 

Even though I don't deny positive aspect of religions(e.g. teaching of neighborly love, charity for the less fortunate, mercy toward others).

I was brought up  at Christian school from year 7-12.

And having been charmed by Thai people's Buddhism based kindness, since my settlement here.

 

But at the same time, religion has been often used by the ruler as the handy tool.

In order to "tame" and silence own subjects(to prevent their revolt).

 

Regarding the victims at the crumbled construction site, I would like to donate some money if I can find any reliable charity body(collecting support fund for the remaining families of the unfortunate dead).

 

That is something one expat can do to relieve some of their pain suddenly imposed by the force of nature while they were forced to work for the ill-designed skyscrapers for the powerful few. 

[black tabby12345]

https://nilepost.co.ug/

 

At least 15 still alive under Bangkok skyscraper rubble, rescuers say

[anchadian]

On 3/29/2025 at 7:59 PM, Pouatchee said:

unfortunately for the people there they are led by an oligarchic junta that probably cares less what happens to its people. lose lose situation for the pleb... and i'll bet any relief funds will be syphoned by the corrupt heads of state... 

Very sad times for both Myanmar and Thailand:

BANGKOK, March 28 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will join a regional leaders' summit in Thailand next week where he is seeking high-level bilateral meetings, three sources with direct knowledge told Reuters, in a rare visit to a Southeast Asian country since seizing power in coup that led to a civil war.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-junta-chief-join-bimstec-leaders-summit-rare-trip-abroad-2025-03-28/

[spidermike007]

3 hours ago, anchadian said:

Very sad times for both Myanmar and Thailand:

BANGKOK, March 28 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will join a regional leaders' summit in Thailand next week where he is seeking high-level bilateral meetings, three sources with direct knowledge told Reuters, in a rare visit to a Southeast Asian country since seizing power in coup that led to a civil war.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-junta-chief-join-bimstec-leaders-summit-rare-trip-abroad-2025-03-28/

This horrific creature is getting his butt whooped by the rebels. Yet, he chooses to continue to bomb his people after the earthquake. Pure vermin. Hope he enjoys alot of pain and suffering from a long and protracted disease.