Major Myanmar hospital a ‘mass casualty area’ after powerful quake
Damage is seen to part of the emergency department of a hospital in Naypyidaw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar. Agence France-Presse
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — A major hospital in the Myanmar capital Naypyidaw is a “mass casualty area” after the country was rocked by a huge earthquake, an official at the facility told AFP.
Rows of wounded were treated outside the emergency department of the 1,000-bed general hospital, some writhing in pain, others lying still as relatives sought to comfort them.
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