Scramble to free survivors as death toll passes 1,600 after Myanmar earthquake

Woman pulled to safety after 30 hours trapped in building a rare glimmer of hope in midst of devastation

• ‘No one came’: Myanmar volunteers dig with bare hands to save earthquake victims

Rescue workers battled for a second night to find survivors of Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, which has killed at least 1,644 people and injured thousands more.

Teams with little protective equipment, at times using only their bare hands, scrambled to free survivors from the rubble of countless buildings that were shattered by Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake.