Rebecca Kesby

The key countries that have been able to get rescue teams in quickly are China, Russia and India because they have maintained a relationship with the military government after it started.

seized power in a coup four years ago also malaysian teams have been quite effective in some of the rescues very noticeably the myanmar military has been absent from from the rescue so i mean i lived in indonesia for many years covered lots of earthquakes there and the first to be deployed would always be the military in this case that has not happened

seized power in a coup four years ago also malaysian teams have been quite effective in some of the rescues very noticeably the myanmar military has been absent from from the rescue so i mean i lived in indonesia for many years covered lots of earthquakes there and the first to be deployed would always be the military in this case that has not happened

That's right. The Myanmar military, according to the United Nations, has made quite an outrageous decision. Amnesty International are putting out a very strong statement saying that with one hand you're asking for aid, with the other hand you're bombing. Because we have...

That's right. The Myanmar military, according to the United Nations, has made quite an outrageous decision. Amnesty International are putting out a very strong statement saying that with one hand you're asking for aid, with the other hand you're bombing. Because we have...

received reports again that the Myanmar military is carrying out ground offensives in Sagai region, which is the epicentre of the quake, and also carrying out aerial bombings in other parts of the country.

received reports again that the Myanmar military is carrying out ground offensives in Sagai region, which is the epicentre of the quake, and also carrying out aerial bombings in other parts of the country.

So what we've heard from the National Unity Government, which is this ousted opposition group, they very quickly announced a ceasefire in the earthquake affected areas and I was speaking to a rebel leader that comes under them today and they were saying that they were coming under attack but he claims that they were not fighting back, that that ceasefire is holding and then today we've heard from the Three Brotherhood Alliance, which has been the most effective alliance of ethnic groups.

So what we've heard from the National Unity Government, which is this ousted opposition group, they very quickly announced a ceasefire in the earthquake affected areas and I was speaking to a rebel leader that comes under them today and they were saying that they were coming under attack but he claims that they were not fighting back, that that ceasefire is holding and then today we've heard from the Three Brotherhood Alliance, which has been the most effective alliance of ethnic groups.

They've defeated the military in huge areas of land up near the Chinese border. But they also have control over rebel groups around Mandalay. So their decision to have this month-long ceasefire is important because they control trade routes between China and Myanmar.

They've defeated the military in huge areas of land up near the Chinese border. But they also have control over rebel groups around Mandalay. So their decision to have this month-long ceasefire is important because they control trade routes between China and Myanmar.

But as you say, it's also politically important because it's a stark contrast, isn't it, to say, on one hand, we're stopping the ceasefire because this humanitarian disaster is so grave. We all need to be focusing on that. and on the other hand you have a Myanmar military continuing to bomb.

But as you say, it's also politically important because it's a stark contrast, isn't it, to say, on one hand, we're stopping the ceasefire because this humanitarian disaster is so grave. We all need to be focusing on that. and on the other hand you have a Myanmar military continuing to bomb.

It isn't there, yeah, and I think very sadly we've passed that golden period after an earthquake where rescue workers typically believe that people can stay alive under the rubble. So while the focus moves away from the rescue, sadly perhaps... The focus now is on how do we keep those that survived it alive. Rebecca Henschke.

It isn't there, yeah, and I think very sadly we've passed that golden period after an earthquake where rescue workers typically believe that people can stay alive under the rubble. So while the focus moves away from the rescue, sadly perhaps... The focus now is on how do we keep those that survived it alive. Rebecca Henschke.

Unsere Berichterin Rebecca Henschke hat uns mehr über die Rettungsaufgaben in Myanmar erzählt. We are seeing now teams, Malaysian teams, Chinese teams, they are still finding people alive. But my colleague from BBC Burmese did reach a preschool in just the outskirts of Mandalay and that has completely collapsed. And we're still learning about the sheer scale of the destruction, aren't we?

Unsere Berichterin Rebecca Henschke hat uns mehr über die Rettungsaufgaben in Myanmar erzählt. We are seeing now teams, Malaysian teams, Chinese teams, they are still finding people alive. But my colleague from BBC Burmese did reach a preschool in just the outskirts of Mandalay and that has completely collapsed. And we're still learning about the sheer scale of the destruction, aren't we?

Wir sind es. Und es gibt keinen Zweifel, dass diese Todesstärke erhöht wird. Es ist extrem schwierig, eine klare Bildung zu bekommen. Aber sobald Teams mehr auf dem Boden gehen können, meine Kollegen von BBC Burmese, finden wir nur hunderten von Leuten, die noch unter dem Rumpel sind. Und das ist in großen Bereichen. Also wird die Todesstärke sicherlich erhöht.

Wir sind es. Und es gibt keinen Zweifel, dass diese Todesstärke erhöht wird. Es ist extrem schwierig, eine klare Bildung zu bekommen. Aber sobald Teams mehr auf dem Boden gehen können, meine Kollegen von BBC Burmese, finden wir nur hunderten von Leuten, die noch unter dem Rumpel sind. Und das ist in großen Bereichen. Also wird die Todesstärke sicherlich erhöht.

Meanwhile, the conflict in Myanmar is still continuing. That's right. The Myanmar military has continued to carry out ground attacks. I've had confirmation from the rebel groups in the Sagai region, the worst affected region. They've carried out heavy mortar attacks against the rebels, they told me. They've also carried out airstrikes.