Rescue Efforts at Myanmar Earthquake’s Epicenter Hampered at Every Turn

Sagaing Township, the epicenter of Friday’s 7.7 earthquake, faces enormous challenges that hamper rescue efforts at every turn.

The devastation is staggering, with approximately 80 percent of the buildings in Sagaing city’s urban area reduced to rubble and the smell of decomposing bodies pervasive throughout the town.

To date, approximately 200 bodies have been recovered from the ruins, some 100 of them being Muslim worshippers who died in the collapse of the Moe Kya, Myo Ma, and Myo Taw mosques.