Fear of aftershocks in Myanmar forces patients into hospital car park

Myanmar earthquake: Fearing tremors, patients prefer car park over hospital in Mandalay

Mandalay General Hospital has around 1,000 beds; however, despite high heat and humidity, most patients are being treated outside.

Fear of aftershocks in Myanmar forces patients into hospital car park

Hundreds of patients, including babies, the elderly and Buddhist monks, lie on gurneys in a hospital car park in the sweltering heat of Mandalay, a city still living in fear of aftershocks three days after a deadly quake struck Myanmar.

The Senate strictly rehearses for evacuating from an earthquake, fearing that aftershocks will follow. Big Kriang reveals that the equipment is up to standard. If anything is damaged or broken, it must be fixed. He insists that boats can be used to transport patients. On April 1, 2025, at the parliament, in the Senate meeting chaired by Gen. Kriangkrai Srirak, the first vice president of the Senate, after allowing members to discuss the public's…

In a warm sun, hundreds of patients, including babies and the elderly, are being treated in the parking lot of a Mandalay hospital, fearing further tremors three days after the deadly earthquake in Burma.