Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors more than three days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, toppling buildings as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok and sending tremors through nearby Chinese provinces.The first 72-hours after a quake are widely regarded as the 맥스카지노�golden맥스카지노� window to reach victims buried alive under rubble - after that period the chances of survival without a water source diminishes rapidly.More than 2,000 people are now confirmed dead in Myanmar after what was the largest earthquake to hit the war-ravaged country in more than a century, authorities say. Experts fear the true death toll could take weeks to emerge.Widespread damage has been reported after the quake caused bridges and buildings to collapse, including in Bangkok, where authorities are trying to free dozens believed to be trapped under the rubble of an under-construction high-rise.The epicenter was recorded in Myanmar맥스카지노�s central Sagaing region, near the former royal capital Mandalay, home to around 1.5 million people, as well as multiple historic temple complexes and palaces. Those at the epicenter of the quake are largely cut off following the collapse of a key bridge over the country맥스카지노�s Irrawaddy River, according to local officials.Meanwhile, foreign aid and international rescue teams have started arriving in Myanmar after the military junta issued a rare plea for help.Friday맥스카지노�s quake was the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country in years and comes as Myanmar reels from a civil war that since 2021 has damaged communication networks, battered health infrastructure and left millions without adequate food and shelter.Video shows building collapse in Bangkok after earthquakeHere맥스카지노�s what we know.Massive human tollAt least 2,056 people are dead and more than 3,900 are injured, the country맥스카지노�s military government said Monday. Nearly 300 others remain missing.The United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimated that the final death toll could surpass 10,000 people, based on early modeling.In Bangkok, hundreds of miles from the epicenter, at least 18 people were killed. Of these, 11 died when an under-construction building collapsed in minutes, leaving dozens trapped under the rubble. Seven fatalities were reported elsewhere in the capital, authorities said.Search and rescue operations are ongoing in Bangkok for around 80 people who remain missing, as families gather at the site of the collapsed high-rise for any news of their loved ones.맥스카지노�I맥스카지노�ve called my husband who맥스카지노�s trapped inside countless times. Probably 100 to 200 calls a day, but none of them go through,맥스카지노� Kannika Noommisri told Reuters.The earthquake was the most powerful to strike Myanmar since it was rocked by a 7.9-magnitude temblor in 1912 in Taunggyi, a city also in central Myanmar.Aftershocks, the largest of which was a 6.7-magnitude tremor Friday, have continued throughout the weekend, according to the USGS.Widespread devastationThe level of devastation wreaked on the country 맥스카지노�hasn맥스카지노�t been seen in over a century in Asia,맥스카지노� according to an official from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).Speaking to CNN from Yangon, Marie Manrique, IFRC맥스카지노�s Myanmar program coordinator, said that there was now just a 맥스카지노�small window of opportunity맥스카지노� left to reach those people trapped under the rubble.One woman in Mandalay recalled: 맥스카지노�It hit very strong and very fast.맥스카지노� Part of a wall collapsed onto the woman맥스카지노�s grandmother who was sitting nearby, burying her legs in rubble and debris, she said.A former lawyer in the city also told CNN that three members of his wife맥스카지노�s family had been killed in the quake.The quake also shattered some of the city맥스카지노�s mosques, which were busy with worshippers attending Friday prayers, one man said.Since the quake struck, communication has been difficult with people in Myanmar, including Mandalay 맥스카지노� making it hard to assess the true extent of the damage.Save the Children, an NGO providing aid in affected areas, relayed the testimony of a father in the badly hit eastern Shan state.맥스카지노�Children and the elderly experienced severe dizziness and fainting맥스카지노� The earthquake was incredibly strong, and we were all in shock. Young children cried and screamed in fear맥스카지노�,맥스카지노� he said, adding that there was now an urgent need for food and water.In the south, the townships of Nyaungshwe, Kalaw and Pinlaung are among the hardest-hit by the earthquake, according to the United Nations맥스카지노� Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).맥스카지노�Thousands of people are spending the nights on the streets or (in) open spaces due to the damage and destruction to homes or fearing further quakes,맥스카지노� the agency said Saturday.In Naypyidaw, the country맥스카지노�s military capital 160 miles (257 kilometers) south of Mandalay, a three-story hospital partially collapsed, trapping patients beneath the rubble, Chinese state media said. Some 40 hours after the quake, China맥스카지노�s rescue team rescued one person from the debris.As of Sunday, nearly 1,700 houses, 670 monasteries, 60 schools and three bridges were reported to be damaged, and there are concerns for the structural integrity of large dams, OCHA said. It also noted damage to hospitals, universities, and historical and public buildings.The bridge over the mighty Irrawaddy River near Mandalay was destroyed, with nearly every section of the bridge fully or partially collapsed into the water.Po Po, a teacher in Sagaing City, told CNN: 맥스카지노�The old Sagaing bridge is destroyed and the new one is no longer usable, making it difficult for aid to come from other cities.맥스카지노�Teams have rescued 36 survivors from collapsed buildings across the Sagaing region as of Sunday.맥스카지노�Bodies are still trapped under the debris, and those that have been recovered remain unburied, spreading a foul odor that poses serious health risks,맥스카지노� read a statement from Sagaing Federal Unit Hluttaw, the anti-regime authority.Foreign aidSeveral countries have deployed resources to assist in rescue and relief operations after Myanmar맥스카지노�s military leaders, normally averse to foreign involvement, asked for help.A team from China was the first to reach Myanmar맥스카지노�s biggest city Yangon Saturday, China맥스카지노�s state broadcaster CCTV said, as Beijing pledged $13.8 million in humanitarian assistance.Russia was quick to follow China in deploying its own team of specialists, including dog teams, anesthesiologists and psychologists, the country맥스카지노�s emergencies ministry said.The United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia will donate aid packages totaling more than $20 million in humanitarian assistance.U.S. President Donald Trump described the quake as 맥스카지노�terrible맥스카지노� and vowed that the United States would also send assistance. India, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong have also announced they would send help.The UN announced an immediate pledge of $5 million in aid for Myanmar and said it was mobilizing teams for the relief effort.However, rescue teams face a daunting task after infrastructure weakened by Myanmar맥스카지노�s civil war was further damaged by the quake. Efforts are also likely to be complicated as the quake맥스카지노�s impact zone includes areas that have seen intense fighting since the junta seized power in 2021 and where competing administrations 맥스카지노� the military government and rebel groups 맥스카지노� operate separately.Aid groups say wrecked roads, rubble and communication blackouts are impeding relief efforts, according to the UN. Severe shortages of medical supplies 맥스카지노� including trauma kits, blood bags, anesthetics and assistive devices 맥스카지노� have also complicated relief efforts, OCHA said Saturday.Health workers on the ground are struggling to field streams of injured people, according to OCHA.The IFRC has launched an emergency appeal for 100 million Swiss francs ($113 million) to provide relief in Myanmar over the next two years.맥스카지노�The need for support is urgent,맥스카지노� Alexander Matheou, regional director for Asia-Pacific at the IFRC, said in a press release on Sunday. 맥스카지노�This is not just a disaster; it is a complex humanitarian crisis layered over existing vulnerabilities.맥스카지노�More than 3 million people were already displaced by conflict since the military coup and had been receiving a 맥스카지노�only a fraction맥스카지노� of the aid they needed, said Richard Horsey of the International Crisis Group.맥스카지노�My real worry is that the international community will not respond in the scale that is needed,맥스카지노� he told CNN.Why was this earthquake so destructive?Myanmar is on an active earthquake belt, but many of the temblors usually happen in sparsely populated areas, not cities like those affected Friday.The USGS and Germany맥스카지노�s GFZ center for geosciences said the earthquake was a shallow 6.2 miles. Shallower earthquakes tend to cause more damage.The energy released by the quake was the equivalent of 334 atomic bombs, a geologist told CNN, warning that aftershocks could be felt for months.Scientists say the quake occurred along the Sagaing fault, which runs north-south through Myanmar, and that it is a 맥스카지노�strike-slip맥스카지노� fault, when two tectonic plates shift mostly horizontally.Brian Baptie, seismologist with the British Geological Survey, said the rupture moved the earth 16.4 feet over about a minute in some areas.Because most of the buildings in the area are made from timber or unreinforced brick masonry, he said, they are highly vulnerable to quake damage.