Foreign aid rushed to earthquake-hit Myanmar as about 1,700 killed

Foreign rescue teams and supplies have arrived in Myanmar to help the impoverished country cope with a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that killed about 1,700 people and left thousands wounded.The deadly quake, followed by a second magnitude 6.4 tremor, hit midday on Friday with an epicentre near Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, bringing down dozens of buildings and damaging infrastructure, such as the airport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.