Myanmar leader heads to Bangkok as quake deaths climb to 3,000 happymamay

The president of Junta Min Aung Hlaing in Myanmar, Thailand, has a regional summit While his country was screaming from an earthquake of killing thousands and left cities in a state of ruin.

The council said that the earthquake in central Myanmar killed 3,085 people and injured 4,715 people. Hundreds of others are missing and the losses are expected to rise.

Min Ong Hulang arrived in Bangkok on Thursday, according to Agence France -Presse, On the eve of the summit that will bring together the leaders of the seven countries that border Bay Bay.

His presence, which was confirmed by a spokesman for the Myanmar army, will be unusual because leaders who suffer from sanctions are usually prevented from these events.

The Thailand host, where the earthquake was perceived and killed 21 people, suggested that the leaders make a joint statement on the disaster. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka are also part of the top.

In Myanmar, many areas affected by the earthquake were not reached by the authorities, which means that the dead numbers are unlikely to be accurate.

Countries all over the world have sent assistance and rescue teams to Myanmar since the earthquake, but the bad infrastructure and the ongoing civil war have complicated relief efforts.

Military Council It announced the temporary ceasefire Late Wednesday to accelerate these efforts, after rejecting the proposals earlier from armed ethnic rebel groups.

Before that, the army continued its air strikes in rebel -controlled areas, including those who had an earthquake.

On Tuesday night, the forces opened fire in the Chinese Red Cross convoy carrying relief supplies. The Military Council said that the forces that were launched after the convoy refused to stop despite the indication.

Mining Hulang is also expected to talk to Thai Prime Minister Betitantenen Shinwatra on the sidelines of the meeting in Bangkok, according to a spokesman for the Thai Foreign Ministry.

Myanmar has held a bloody civil war since the army seized power in 2021, which led to the emergence of armed resistance that was fighting alongside armed ethnic groups, some of which had been fighting the army for decades.

Years of violence have paralyzed the economy, superior inflation, and the country fell into a humanitarian crisis.

Now, the earthquake is a crisis. Humanitarian groups have urged the military council to raise any remaining obstacles to help.

The United Nations also urged the global community to increase aid before the seasonal wind season arrived within about a month.