Man rescued from rubble in Myanmar’s capital as civil war complicates relief efforts

A gruelling search for bodies in Sagaing, the city at the Myanmar earthquake's epicentre

Sagaing bore the brunt of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake and, five days on, people are digging out bodies from the rubble themselves in a city where Sky News found mass graves and the stench of death.

A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through rubble

When major disasters hit and structures collapse, people can become trapped under rubble. Extricating victims from these hazardous environments can be dangerous and physically exhausting. To help rescue teams navigate these structures, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Notre Dame, has developed the Soft Pathfinding Robotic Observation Unit (SPROUT).

Five days after the earthquake in Myanmar, a man was rescued alive from a collapsed hotel. Due to the civil war, rescue services are difficult to get to the country.

Man rescued from rubble five days after Myanmar earthquake

Rescue crews save man from Myanmar hotel rubble after earthquake, as international aid efforts ramp up.

Miraculous moment man buried under Myanmar earthquake rubble pulled out alive

Rescue efforts continue after a major earthquake caused skyscrapers to collapse across Myanmar on Friday.

War and Disaster in Myanmar

By: David Scott MathiesonMyanmar’s catastrophic earthquake on March 28 has refocused international attention on the war-ravaged country. The 7.7 Richter scale quake which rocked central Myanmar has destroyed large parts of Mandalay, nearby Sagaing town, and the capital city of Naypyidaw, as well as many other parts of the Dry Zone and Southern Shan State, demolishing thousands of centuries-old religious structures. At least 3,000 people have bee…