Myanmar earthquake leaves 2.5 million tons of rubble, says UN

The U.N. reported on Monday that at least 2.5 million tons of debris—equivalent to 125,000 truckloads—need to be cleared in the six hardest hit regions impacted by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake on March 28.

Residents of Sagaing – the earthquake’s epicenter – Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Bago, Magway and Shan State have lived outdoors among the rubble of buildings that collapsed over 20 days ago.

Titon Mitra, the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) representative in Myanmar, said that over 60,000 people are staying at temporary displacement sites during a visit to Sagaing.