NPR - Myanmar’s military authorities say the death toll from Friday's 7.7 magnitude earthquake has climbed to over 1,700. That number is expected to rise as the window to find survivors is closing. Foreign assistance has started to arrive, but efforts have been stifled by buckled roads, collapsed bridges and downed cell towers. Lack of heavy equipment and personnel has hampered efforts to rescue those trapped underneath the rubble, says NPR’s Michael Sullivan. Rescue workers say the smell of death is overpowering. Rescue teams from China, India and Russia have arrived in the country, but the airport is closed to large aircraft and much of the foreign assistance is being flown around 350 miles south to Yangon. Trump said on Friday that the U.S. would also help in assistance efforts. The USAID, which played a large role in disaster relief in the past, has been gutted by the Trump administration in recent weeks.
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