Yogita Limbai
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We've just stopped by the side of the street where we saw that a funeral ceremony was actually just going on by the side of the street. And we found out that this is a funeral for a couple, Uong Kheng and Dao Mamartei. They were a couple in their 60s and actually just behind the ceremony is their house, which is completely destroyed.
We've just stopped by the side of the street where we saw that a funeral ceremony was actually just going on by the side of the street. And we found out that this is a funeral for a couple, Uong Kheng and Dao Mamartei. They were a couple in their 60s and actually just behind the ceremony is their house, which is completely destroyed.
I'm looking at it right now and just a pile of rubble and bricks, pipes, steel rods, the grills of the windows. I can see clothes, towels, what looks like a drying rack. Their bodies were found arms around each other. They were pulled out of the rubble not by trained rescuers, but by locals using basic equipment. There simply aren't enough rescue teams operating on the ground.
I'm looking at it right now and just a pile of rubble and bricks, pipes, steel rods, the grills of the windows. I can see clothes, towels, what looks like a drying rack. Their bodies were found arms around each other. They were pulled out of the rubble not by trained rescuers, but by locals using basic equipment. There simply aren't enough rescue teams operating on the ground.
And we saw more signs of how overwhelmed facilities are at Mandalay's main hospital that we managed to slip into. What we're seeing here is hospitals that are stretched past capacity. And they can't even go inside because the building is damaged. And so people are just being treated here outside. As the rescue work continues and access to the epicentre of the earthquake in Sagaing is reached...
And we saw more signs of how overwhelmed facilities are at Mandalay's main hospital that we managed to slip into. What we're seeing here is hospitals that are stretched past capacity. And they can't even go inside because the building is damaged. And so people are just being treated here outside. As the rescue work continues and access to the epicentre of the earthquake in Sagaing is reached...
More people are expected to be brought here. Everything is needed here. Blood, medicines, food. We saw rows and rows of beds full of the injured lying under a makeshift tent in the compound of the hospital. 14-year-old Shwegi Tunfo has bloodshot eyes caused by an injury to her head. She's responsive but in a serious condition. Her family by her side.
More people are expected to be brought here. Everything is needed here. Blood, medicines, food. We saw rows and rows of beds full of the injured lying under a makeshift tent in the compound of the hospital. 14-year-old Shwegi Tunfo has bloodshot eyes caused by an injury to her head. She's responsive but in a serious condition. Her family by her side.
In another bed, Zaza says she has an abdominal injury. Her daughter props her up. Everywhere we see families who are stepping in to do what trained medical staff should. There aren't enough doctors and nurses. I'm at a sprawling ground in the city where there's lots and lots of different tents and umbrellas put up where I can see families just camping outside.
In another bed, Zaza says she has an abdominal injury. Her daughter props her up. Everywhere we see families who are stepping in to do what trained medical staff should. There aren't enough doctors and nurses. I'm at a sprawling ground in the city where there's lots and lots of different tents and umbrellas put up where I can see families just camping outside.
Some of them because their homes are damaged and they can't return to them. And just now I can see an aid truck has come in and people are queuing up to get some food supplies, some water. It just looks like a private vehicle, really. Someone in the city who's brought their car along and bought some supplies to distribute among the people who are here. Lots of children, families.
Some of them because their homes are damaged and they can't return to them. And just now I can see an aid truck has come in and people are queuing up to get some food supplies, some water. It just looks like a private vehicle, really. Someone in the city who's brought their car along and bought some supplies to distribute among the people who are here. Lots of children, families.
But some very heartbreaking stories as well. We meet Dao Kinsaw Mint, who breaks down as she tells us she's lost her home.
But some very heartbreaking stories as well. We meet Dao Kinsaw Mint, who breaks down as she tells us she's lost her home.
Even those whose homes are intact don't dare go inside. There have been multiple aftershocks in the days following the earthquake. This is a city living outdoors, a city living in terror.
Even those whose homes are intact don't dare go inside. There have been multiple aftershocks in the days following the earthquake. This is a city living outdoors, a city living in terror.