Myanmar's government is coordinating all departments to work together to save lives during the critical 72-hour rescue window, amid what an official on Sunday described as a "very chaotic condition" following the devastating earthquake. The rescue work after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the southeast Asian country at around 12:50 local time (06:20 GMT) on Friday currently faces great difficulties, according to Min Min Thein, director general of the Department of Rehabilitation under the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement. Min Min Thein expressed the government's gratitude to the rescue teams rushing to the quake-hit areas from various countries, emphasizing that China's immediate response in dispatching experienced rescue teams demonstrates the friendship between China and Myanmar. Shotlist: Mandalay, Myanmar - March 30, 2025: 1. Buildings destroyed in earthquake; Mandalay, Myanmar - March 30, 2025 2. Various of damaged, collapsed buildings, machinery working on rubble; Myanmar - March 30, 2025 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Min Min Thein, director general, Department of Rehabilitation, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement (partially overlaid with shots 4-5/ending with shot 6): "Because of the strong nature of the earthquake, some of the basement floors collapsed down and some people are trapped in these areas. So we are identifying these people -- where are the missing people, where are the trapped people. The fire safety department, and also the military personnel, and also other representatives from different ministries, are working together to save the lives of the victims as much as we can. At the time, we also have some kind of damage in some of the hospitals, so it is a very chaotic condition at this moment. However, we are trying to manage as much as we can, and also these fire safety departments are working 24 hours these days to catch up the 'golden hours' -- 72 hours. And also, we are also arranging for the emergency shelters and also food and water assistance."; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - March 30, 2025 4. Various of rescuers carrying out search, rescue operation; 5. Various of severely damaged Ottara Thiri Hospital; [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Mandalay City, Myanmar - March 30, 2025 6. Various of damaged Sky Villa Condominium; 7. China Search and Rescue Team carrying survivor from rubble of Great Wall Hotel to ambulance; 8. China Search and Rescue Team carrying out operation at collapsed Great Wall Hotel, talking; Yangon, Myanmar - March 29, 2025 9. Various of China Search and Rescue Team with sniffer dogs; relief supplies being loaded onto truck; Myanmar - March 30, 2025 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Min Min Thein, director general, Department of Rehabilitation, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement (ending with shot 11): "So the first international [team] arriving is a Chinese rescue team, and then later followed by other teams. So such kind of experienced team, and also experienced with equipment, are coming together, expressing friendship between China and Myanmar."; Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - March 30, 2025 11. Various of Chinese rescuers carrying out search, rescue operation. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]