Emergency rescue teams began trickling into the area of Myanmar hardest hit by a massive earthquake on Sunday, as efforts were hampered by collapsed roads, damaged bridges, disrupted communications and the ongoing civil war.
The 7.7-magnitude quake struck around midday on Friday near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, toppling buildings and damaging infrastructure including the city’s airport. Thousands of Mandalay’s 1.5 million residents were forced to sleep in the streets, either made homeless or too afraid to return to damaged homes due to ongoing aftershocks.
