Myanmar - April 1, 2025 (SMG INTERNATIONAL - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of rescue team members gathering at site of collapsed building, carrying out assessment
2. Various of Li Gen, seismology expert, deputy leader of "Shuguang" rescue team from Xiamen, giving instructions to team; life signal detector working
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Li Gen, seismology expert, deputy leader of "Shuguang" rescue team from Xiamen:
"We have already assessed the suspected spots, which saves us a lot of time [in the search]. If our fellow rescue teams have equipment available, we will use whatever we have on hand."
4. Various of rescuers at site
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Li Gen, seismology expert, deputy leader of "Shuguang" rescue team from Xiamen (starting with shot 4/partially overlaid with shot 6):
"We just found a suspected spot, but it may not be the survivor we are looking for. It might be just a small animal, as there's a lot of movement. The radar waves are spread out in a circular sector, covering a flat plane. We'll scan along the plane first, and then go up to the spot we have cleared and scan down from the top of the building. After that, we will reposition to the opposite side, at back of the building, and scan again to track the suspected point."
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6. Various of rescuers detecting life signals near destroyed building
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7. Various of rescuers carrying out search, rescue operation at night, entering partially collapsed building

Chinese rescue teams have been carefully working at the disaster sites in Myanmar's quake-hit Mandalay following Friday's devastating earthquake, listening out for signs of life as they hope to pull out more possible survivors from beneath the rubble.

The 7.9-magnitude quake rocked central Myanmar on Friday, with the latest death toll rising to over 3,000, with more than 4,500 injured and over 350 people still missing, according to the latest information on Wednesday.

Amid the large-scale emergency response, Chinese official and civil rescue teams have been assisting in the search and rescue efforts on the front lines and have so far helped pull out eight survivors as of Wednesday morning.

Rescue teams from Shanghai and Xiamen City of east China's Fujian Province detected signs of life under a partially collapsed apartment block on Tuesday afternoon, and carried out further checks to proceed with a possible rescue plan.

Before entering the heavily damaged building - which has seen its lower floors cave-in and now stands at a precarious angle - the teams carefully evaluated the stability of the structure to avoid any secondary collapses occurring, before continuing further searches to more accurately locate the position of the survivor.

"We have already assessed the suspected spots, which saves us a lot of time [in the search]. If our fellow rescue teams have equipment available, we will use whatever we have on hand," said Li Gen, a seismology expert and the deputy leader of the "Shuguang" or "Dawn" rescue team from Xiamen.

As the detection team was still trying to precisely pinpoint the victim's position, another group was getting ready to enter through the rubble, but the rescue members were proceeding cautiously in their operation as they prepared for every eventuality.

"We just found a suspected spot, but it may not be the survivor we are looking for. It might be just a small animal, as there's a lot of movement. The radar waves are spread out in a circular sector, covering a flat plane. We'll scan along the plane first, and then go up to the spot we have cleared and scan down from the top of the building. After that, we will reposition to the opposite side, at back of the building, and scan again to track the suspected point," said Li.

The search and rescue work continued after night fell, with multiple other rescue forces later joining the two teams. With searchlights guiding, the group sought to break through the collapsed floors in an effort to tunnel their way to the survivor's position.

The rescue operation has continued for over 24 hours and is now continuing into a second night on Wednesday, according to reports at the scene.