The Red Cross noted on the 29th (local time) that more than 90 people were trapped after an apartment in Mandalay, the second-largest city, collapsed due to a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that occurred in Myanmar.
According to the Agence France-Presse (AFP), the collapsed apartment was the Sky Villa condominium, which partially collapsed in an overlapping manner among its 12 floors.
As a result, the 12-story apartment was reduced to six stories, and the cracked light green walls from the upper floors fell onto the debris of the lower floors. A woman's arm and hair were hanging out from the rubble.
A Red Cross official, who requested anonymity, said, "Nine people have died, and 44 have been rescued," adding, "More than 90 people could still be inside." The official also noted, "We are currently trying to gather data as we continue to receive reports of people searching for missing family members."
Earlier, around 12:50 p.m. on the 28th, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred about 16 kilometers north of Sagaing City, Myanmar. The Myanmar military government reported that there were 1,002 fatalities, 2,376 injuries, and approximately 30 missing persons as a result of the earthquake.