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INSANE: We need aid rescuers in quake hit myanmar city plead for help | Rare Historical Photos

One rescue worker in Mandalay said they lack vehicles to help with the relief effort (Credit: AFP)

Exhausted, overwhelmed rescuers in Myanmar's second-biggest city pleaded for help Saturday as they struggled to free hundreds of people trapped in buildings destroyed by a devastating earthquake.

Friday's shallow 7.7-magnitude quake destroyed dozens of buildings in Mandalay, the country's cultural capital and home to more than 1.7 million people.

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