Anna Holligan

That's not true. No, they have accepted aid from lots of other countries. But what's interesting is you're not the first person I've spoken to today who thinks that. Actually, a lot of people who oppose the junta do think that. But in fact, they have accepted more this time.

That's not true. No, they have accepted aid from lots of other countries. But what's interesting is you're not the first person I've spoken to today who thinks that. Actually, a lot of people who oppose the junta do think that. But in fact, they have accepted more this time.

What is coming out of the country is very limited. The military junta that runs Myanmar has made it very clear. They issued a statement saying that they weren't going to give working visas to international journalists to go into the country and report. They said that they were too busy to process those and too busy to do that. So it means that we don't have that usual process. flow of information.

What is coming out of the country is very limited. The military junta that runs Myanmar has made it very clear. They issued a statement saying that they weren't going to give working visas to international journalists to go into the country and report. They said that they were too busy to process those and too busy to do that. So it means that we don't have that usual process. flow of information.

And the death toll is particularly notable because it wasn't updated for several days. It went to just over 1,700. It's risen to more than 2,000 today, but it took three days to have that relatively small jump in numbers.

And the death toll is particularly notable because it wasn't updated for several days. It went to just over 1,700. It's risen to more than 2,000 today, but it took three days to have that relatively small jump in numbers.

Now, the US Geological Survey said if you look at the size of the earthquake, 7.7 magnitude this was, and the areas that were affected, they said perhaps a death toll of something in the region of 10,000 could be expected from something like this. And what we do see, the times that we're able to speak to people, make contact, see videos that people have filmed.

Now, the US Geological Survey said if you look at the size of the earthquake, 7.7 magnitude this was, and the areas that were affected, they said perhaps a death toll of something in the region of 10,000 could be expected from something like this. And what we do see, the times that we're able to speak to people, make contact, see videos that people have filmed.

The BBC Burmese service are obviously doing a lot of important work in the country as well. We see collapsed buildings. We see those little moments of hope where people are being pulled out, occasionally still alive. But we do see these scenes of devastation in different places, particularly around Mandalay, which is the second biggest city.

The BBC Burmese service are obviously doing a lot of important work in the country as well. We see collapsed buildings. We see those little moments of hope where people are being pulled out, occasionally still alive. But we do see these scenes of devastation in different places, particularly around Mandalay, which is the second biggest city.

And I'm in Mae Sok right on the border because we can't go any further than this. But this is a real hub. It's one of the busiest crossing points on the whole of the border between Thailand and Myanmar. And this is actually a really big home to members of the Burmese diaspora as well. Tens of thousands of them live here. Many of them have come here because they disagree with the military junta.

And I'm in Mae Sok right on the border because we can't go any further than this. But this is a real hub. It's one of the busiest crossing points on the whole of the border between Thailand and Myanmar. And this is actually a really big home to members of the Burmese diaspora as well. Tens of thousands of them live here. Many of them have come here because they disagree with the military junta.

They describe themselves as activists. They're against the people who control the country. And they are struggling to get information about friends and family as well.

They describe themselves as activists. They're against the people who control the country. And they are struggling to get information about friends and family as well.

Es ist 2 Uhr morgens. Und obwohl es hier viel weniger Menschen gibt, als es im Tag ist, kann man die Geräusche der Flüchtlinge hören, die hier über die Nacht bleiben. Man kann hier im Hintergrund sehen, dass die Leute etwas zu essen bekommen. Das ist eine Art Lebensstall, der sich aufgebaut hat. Es gibt eine große Box von Zwiebeln.

Es ist 2 Uhr morgens. Und obwohl es hier viel weniger Menschen gibt, als es im Tag ist, kann man die Geräusche der Flüchtlinge hören, die hier über die Nacht bleiben. Man kann hier im Hintergrund sehen, dass die Leute etwas zu essen bekommen. Das ist eine Art Lebensstall, der sich aufgebaut hat. Es gibt eine große Box von Zwiebeln.

Es gibt zwei große rote Container mit Eis, wo die Leute kaltes Wasser bekommen. Wenn man hier um die Kante geht, sieht man, was ein Gebäude war, vor ein paar Tagen. und ist jetzt mit diesen großen Spotlights bemerkt, die diese ganze Gegend illuminieren. Und dann das große Pile von Rubbel, das in den Mittelpunkt kommt. Dieses Gebäude war eigentlich an seiner vollen Höhe.

Es gibt zwei große rote Container mit Eis, wo die Leute kaltes Wasser bekommen. Wenn man hier um die Kante geht, sieht man, was ein Gebäude war, vor ein paar Tagen. und ist jetzt mit diesen großen Spotlights bemerkt, die diese ganze Gegend illuminieren. Und dann das große Pile von Rubbel, das in den Mittelpunkt kommt. Dieses Gebäude war eigentlich an seiner vollen Höhe.

Es war fast fertig, bis es zerbrochen ist. Und auch die Rubbel ist wahrscheinlich fünf, sechs Höhen hoch, mit dem Kran immer noch auf dem Topf. This is painstaking work, because even though that monolithic pile of grey concrete looks very solid, in actual fact inside it's very, very delicately balanced.

Es war fast fertig, bis es zerbrochen ist. Und auch die Rubbel ist wahrscheinlich fünf, sechs Höhen hoch, mit dem Kran immer noch auf dem Topf. This is painstaking work, because even though that monolithic pile of grey concrete looks very solid, in actual fact inside it's very, very delicately balanced.