The death toll from Friday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 2 thousand 886, with 4 thousand 639 injured and 373 still missing, according to the State Administration Council information team on Wednesday.
President of the Myanmar Red Cross Society said that key challenges in the current rescue operations included disaster assessment and logistics coordination.
Due to safety concerns in the affected areas, rescue teams have faced significant difficulties in distributing supplies, with a particular shortage of heavy machinery.
Aid groups in the worst-hit areas of Myanmar said there was an urgent need for shelter, food and water after an earthquake that killed near 3,000 people, but said the country's civil war could prevent help reaching those in need.