The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar last week exceeded 3,000, while hundreds of people are still missing, while unusual rainfall in the country that may make the work of rescue and distribution.

Yesterday, the Japan Embassy in Myanmar announced via Facebook that the death toll had reached 3,003, while another 4,515 people were injured and 351 are missing.

The 7.7 -magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday was the strongest that has been in the region for a century.

Six areas of the country are the most affected, with buildings collapsing, entire communities have leveled and residents left without food, water and accommodation.

“There is rain and still too many people remain buried”

Meanwhile, meteorologists warn that unusual rainfall in Myanmar is expected from Sunday and April 11th in the earthquake, such as Mandaley, Shangaging and Naipida.

“There is a rain and still too many people remain buried” in the wreckage said a rescuer. “And especially in Mandaley, if it starts to rain, people who are trapped will drown, even if they have survived so far,” he added.

Rainfall will make it difficult for the work of the services of relief and rescuers, who have already requested to gain access without obstacles to all the affected areas of the country that is broken by civil war.

Yesterday, the state -run MRTV television network reported that the junta declared a ceasefire in its operations against the rebels, which will take effect immediately and will last 20 days. The aim is to support efforts to relieve the effects of the earthquake. However, the military warned that they would respond “in the appropriate way” if the rebels launched attacks.

They are still looking for trapped workers in the skyscraper

Nearly a week after the earthquake, rescuers in neighboring Thai are still looking for survivors under a mountain debris after the collapse of a 30 -storey building under construction in Bangkok.

Rescuers use bulldozers and excavators trying to break 100 tonnes of cement to detect any survivors. 15 workers have been found dead so far, and 72 are still missing.

The total number of dead in Thailand is 22.

Meanwhile, the leader of the junta Mini Aung Hlating will today go to Bangkok to discuss the response to the earthquake at the Bengal Gulf initiative on Multipurpose Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), which includes Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Bangladesh,