People stand near a commercial facility which collapsed due to an earthquake, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar March 29, 2025, in this photo released by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS
(Reuters) - When Friday's powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar, Htet Min Oo was performing ritual ablutions before Ramadan prayers at a mosque next to his house in Mandalay.
His home collapsed along with part of the mosque, trapping half his body with the rubble of a wall that buried two of his aunts. Residents raced to pull the aunts out, he said, but only one survived.
