Aid rushes into Myanmar after earthquake kills over 1,600 and ravages cities

The US Geological Service's predictive modelling estimated Myanmar's death toll could top 10,000 and losses could exceed the country's annual economic output

Locals pass by a collapsed building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar. Picture: Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua via AP

Myanmar's neighbours sent warships and aircraft laden with relief materials and rescue personnel on Sunday, as international aid gained steam after a massive earthquake ravaged much of the poor Southeast Asian nation.

At least 1,600 people have been killed and 3,400 injured by Friday's 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar's strongest in a century, its military government said.