Focus turns to growing humanitarian crisis following Myanmar quake

United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher, who is also the emergency relief coordinator, is arriving on Friday in a bid to spur action following the quake
A man works at temporary shelter for displaced people, in the aftermath of the earthquake, in Naypyitaw. File picture: AP

A man works at temporary shelter for displaced people, in the aftermath of the earthquake, in Naypyitaw. File picture: AP

Search teams have pulled more bodies from the ruins of buildings, a week after a massive earthquake rocked Myanmar, killing more than 3,100 people.

The focus is now turning towards urgent humanitarian needs in a country that was already devastated by civil war.

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