# A Chinese rescue team arrived in Yangon, Myanmar’s former capital, earlier while Russia and the US have also offered to provide humanitarian assistance and relief after the devastating earthquake that killed more than a thousand people. China’s President Xi Jinping has sent a message of condolence to Myanmar’s leader, Min Aung Hlaing, after the earthquake. According to the Chinese embassy in Myanmar, they have spoken on the phone. State media reports buildings in five of Myanmar’s cities and towns collapsed, along with a railway bridge and a road bridge on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway.
Rescue teams arrive in Myanmar after devastating earthquake kills more than 1 000