Rescue teams in Myanmar's Mandalay are racing against time and Mother Nature as scorching temperatures and relentless aftershocks complicate efforts to save survivors of a devastating magnitude-7.9 earthquake. With mercury levels nearing 40°C (104°F), first responders describe conditions that would challenge even superheroes 🦸♂️💦.
A collapsing teahouse has become the disaster's grim centerpiece, trapping multiple residents under pancaked concrete. "Every hour feels like a week for those still underground," CGTN correspondent Mo Xiaoxin reported from the scene, as teams ration bottled water and dig with bare hands amid equipment shortages.
The crisis highlights a triple threat:
🔥 Record-breaking heat exhausting rescue crews
🌪️ Frequent aftershocks destabilizing rubble
🚑 Critical shortage of heavy machinery
International disaster agencies are mobilizing response teams, while local volunteers pass supplies bucket-brigade style – proof that in this Netflix-worthy drama of survival, humanity remains the main character 🎬❤️.
