International efforts to get aid into Myanmar intensified on Sunday, days after a devastating earthquake that has deepened the crisis in the conflict-stricken country.
Rescue and medical teams from China, Russia, India, Thailand and Singapore arrived in the isolated south-east Asian country, which was. Other regional partners including Vietnam and Malaysia have announced plans to send support, while Australia pledged A$2mn in aid through the Red Cross.
Myanmar’s military government said on Sunday that 1,700 people had been killed and 3,400 injured, with 300 more declared missing, according to state media, though those figures are expected to rise.