Myanmar rescuers struggle to reach quake victims
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Myanmar Buddhist monks looks at the compound of a monastery damaged by Sunday morning's quake in Kyaukmyaung township, Shwebo, Sagaing Division, north-west of Mandalay, Myanmar, on Monday, Nov 12, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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A rescue worker looks for survivors near a damaged bridge in Kyauk Myaung township, east of Shwebo, following a powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar killing at least 13 people on Nov 11, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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An injured woman sits in a chair outside Kyauk Myaung hospital, east of Shwebo, following a powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar killing at least 13 people on Nov 11, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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People on a boat work near a damaged bridge in Kyauk Myaung township, east of Shwebo, following a powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar killing at least 13 people on Nov 11, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A rescue boat works near a damaged bridge in Kyauk Myaung township, east of Shwebo, after a powerful earthquake hit Myanmar and killed at least 13 people on Nov 11, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A badly damaged Buddhist pagoda is seen after an earthquake in the village of Ma Lar at Kyauk Myaung township on Nov 11, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Myanmar Buddhist monks looks at the compound of a monastery damaged by Sunday morning's quake in Kyaukmyaung township, Shwebo, Sagaing Division, north-west of Mandalay, Myanmar, on Monday, Nov 12, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
A rescue worker looks for survivors near a damaged bridge in Kyauk Myaung township, east of Shwebo, following a powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar killing at least 13 people on Nov 11, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
An injured woman sits in a chair outside Kyauk Myaung hospital, east of Shwebo, following a powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar killing at least 13 people on Nov 11, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
People on a boat work near a damaged bridge in Kyauk Myaung township, east of Shwebo, following a powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar killing at least 13 people on Nov 11, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
A rescue boat works near a damaged bridge in Kyauk Myaung township, east of Shwebo, after a powerful earthquake hit Myanmar and killed at least 13 people on Nov 11, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
A badly damaged Buddhist pagoda is seen after an earthquake in the village of Ma Lar at Kyauk Myaung township on Nov 11, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
SINT KU, Myanmar (AFP) - Myanmar rescuers struggled on Monday to bring help to outlying villages hit by an earthquake that aid agencies say has killed at least 13 and caused a bridge and mine to collapse.
A series of powerful aftershocks rattled nerves after Sunday's 6.8-magnitude quake, which sent terrified people running from their homes in Myanmar's second biggest city of Mandalay and surrounding villages.
Authorities said they were providing help to victims, including those without shelter, after more than one hundred homes were damaged but communication problems made it difficult to assess the scale of damage and reach more remote areas.
Villagers in settlements north of Mandalay said on Monday that they had yet to see rescue teams following the quake, which left dozens injured and also damaged monasteries and public buildings.
