A woman and children are seen at a temporary shelter in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025. The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,085, with 4,715 people injured and 341 reported missing, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
YANGON, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,085, with 4,715 people injured and 341 reported missing, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Thursday.
Chinese rescuers are continuing search and rescue operations in hard-hit Mandalay, central Myanmar, following the deadly earthquake last week, and have so far rescued nine survivors from the rubble.
On Thursday afternoon, the second batch of emergency humanitarian aid supplies dispatched by the Chinese government arrived in Myanmar. The second batch of aid supplies include 800 tents, 2,000 blankets, 3,000 boxes of biscuits, 2,000 boxes of mineral water and other urgently needed supplies.
The first batch of emergency humanitarian aid supplies dispatched by the Chinese government for earthquake disaster relief arrived in Myanmar on March 31. ■
People line up to receive food at a temporary shelter in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025. The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,085, with 4,715 people injured and 341 reported missing, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
Children receive electrolyte that prevent and treat dehydration at a temporary shelter in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025. The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,085, with 4,715 people injured and 341 reported missing, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
People line up to receive food at a temporary shelter in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025. The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,085, with 4,715 people injured and 341 reported missing, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
A woman receives food at a temporary shelter in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025. The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,085, with 4,715 people injured and 341 reported missing, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
People line up to receive food at a temporary shelter in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025. The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,085, with 4,715 people injured and 341 reported missing, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
People receive food at a temporary shelter in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025. The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,085, with 4,715 people injured and 341 reported missing, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
A temporary shelter is seen in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025. The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,085, with 4,715 people injured and 341 reported missing, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
People rest at a temporary shelter in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025. The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,085, with 4,715 people injured and 341 reported missing, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
People receive cardboard that can be used as temporary beds at a temporary shelter in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025. The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,085, with 4,715 people injured and 341 reported missing, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
