Tears, Prayers In Search For Monks Trapped By Myanmar Quake

The hand of a victim trapped in the rubble in Mandalay after a devastating earthquake hit Myanmar (Credit: AFP)

Covered in dust and resembling a Buddhist statue, the face of a dead monk emerges from the rubble of a religious examination hall in Mandalay flattened by Myanmar's devastating earthquake.

A rescue worker gently brushes some of the grey powder off the face before covering it respectfully with a fan. Under another concrete slab, flies crawl over a shaven head matted with blood.