As of the 30th local time, a strong earthquake in Myanmar has killed 1,700 people, injured 3,400 people, and about 300 others have disappeared. The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar confirmed on the 30th that 14 Chinese citizens were injured in a strong epicenter. Chinese rescue teams have arrived in Mandalay, Myanmar, which is severely affected.

The Chinese rescue team rescued three survivors in Mandalay, Myanmar

At 5:37 local time on March 31, local time, after continuous fighting, the Chinese rescue team and the Chinese Ram rescue team rescued a young child who had been buried in the ruins for more than 60 hours at the Sky Apartment rescue site in Mandalay, Myanmar. The child had good vital signs when he was rescued. This was the second survivor rescued by the Chinese rescue team after arriving in the Mandalay area, the worst-hit Mandalay area.

At around 6:20 local time on March 31, local time, in the same ruins where a 5-year-old child was rescued earlier, Chinese rescue forces once again rescued a pregnant woman who had been buried for more than 60 hours. The pregnant woman had good vital signs when she was rescued.

At present, several trapped people were found in Sky Apartment, and the Chinese rescue team is continuing to carry out rescue on the spot.

Earlier, at 0:40 local time on March 31, local time, after more than five hours of intense rescue, the Chinese rescue team searched for a buried person at the Great Wall Hotel rescue site in Mandalay, Myanmar. The woman was trapped for nearly 60 hours and had good vital signs when she was rescued. This was the first survivor rescued by the Chinese rescue team after arriving in the Mandalay area, the worst-hit Mandalay area.

Central Taiwan reporters went deep into the core area of ​​Myanmar's epicenter

On the 30th local time, reporters from the Central Taiwan reporters rushed to the core position of the epicenter of the Myanmar earthquake, that is, the junction of Mandalay and Sejji Province.

■ Go to Shiji Province: The road surface collapsed severely

The road surface along the way suffered severe collapse, and gravel continued to fall. However, this road has not been completely closed because it may make it impossible for people to pass. The more you go to the direction of Shijiyu, the closer you get to the core of the epicenter, the more serious the situation becomes.

■ Sitge: Awa Bridge partially collapsed

80% of the buildings in the city were damaged

Sitgege is the closest place to the epicenter of the earthquake. The Awa Bridge here consists of 10 sections of bridge decks, and now the six sections of bridge decks have completely collapsed and fallen into the river. This bridge is a dedicated train passage. Fortunately, when the earthquake occurred, no train passed by and no casualties were caused.

The reporter saw that the damage in Shige City was very serious. 80% of buildings and houses have been seriously damaged to varying degrees, many have completely collapsed, and a large number of people have been injured and killed or killed. Local residents face serious difficulties in their lives, lack of food and clothing, and lack of clean drinking water and medical supplies. The rescue also faces great difficulties, relying solely on the rescue forces of the local government and the spontaneous organization of the people.

Myanmar's disaster area is in short supply

Chinese volunteers are constantly rushing for assistance

According to incomplete statistics, starting from the 28th, more than a dozen volunteer disaster relief groups have been established in Myanmar. Starting from the 29th, multiple disaster relief vehicles arranged by Chinese volunteers have entered the disaster area every day, and the lifeline of the supply of goods in the disaster area has been basically opened. At present, in addition to fuel, the supply of daily necessities in disaster areas has begun to ease.

At present, Yangon is a centralized procurement site for various materials needed in the disaster area. According to a survey conducted by a reporter from the Taiwan Taiwan in the local market, the Yangon market is currently in sufficient supply, and most of the items needed in the disaster area can be purchased at normal prices in the market.

At present, power, communication and other services in disaster areas such as Mandalay and Naypyidaw have not been restored, and voice calls with Yangon are intermittent.

It is understood that it will take at least 14 hours to walk from Yangon to Mandalay. The road surface is bumpy, which has brought huge problems for large rescue machinery to enter the front line of disaster relief. In addition, the high temperature in Mandalay continued in the past two days, with the maximum daytime temperature around 39 degrees Celsius, which increased the difficulty of rescue.

Central Taiwan reporters learned that the first batch of disaster relief supplies from the Chinese government to aid Myanmar will arrive in Yangon at noon on March 31.