Two survivors who narrowly escaped the devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday have recounted the harrowing moments when the tremors tore through the region. The earthquake, which struck central Myanmar at around 12:50 local time (06:20 GMT) on Friday, has left at least 1,700 people dead, 3,400 injured, and 300 missing, according to Myanmar's State Administration Council. Deng also called on international communities for more aid to the quake-hit country, especially relief supplies and economic support. Dong Baozhi, deputy director of Yunnan Province Commercial Representative Office in Myanmar, said the earthquake has caused severe damage to local infrastructure, affecting water and power supplies, communications service, and public transport. As of Monday morning, 36 aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging from 2.8 to 7.5, have been recorded following the earthquake, said Myanmar's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology on Monday. Shotlist: Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - March 30, 2025: (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Vehicles on damaged road; Yangon, Myanmar - March 30, 2025 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Koffel Deng, managing director, Myanmar Hyspot Electric Technologies Company Limited (partially overlaid with shot 3): "We were having lunch at a restaurant near a highway about 120 kilometers south of Mandalay whe the earthquake happened. The tremors escalated into a violent quake rapidly and we can feel the ground was shaking intensely. I immediately realized it was an earthquake. In the past few months, we experienced two or three small tremors in Yangon. Everyone in the restaurant rushed outside in panic. The shelves inside the restaurant collapsed, and it was pure chaos. Later, we lost phone and internet signals. We assumed it was because power facilities were damaged. We continued heading toward Mandalay, and we saw cracks all along the highway, parts of the road had bucklings with stone railings collapsed. Many pagodas and buildings along the road either cracked, tilted, or collapsed."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - March 30, 2025 3. Various of vehicles on damaged road; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - March 29, 2025 4. Various of damaged market buildings; vehicles; machines amid power outage in evening; Yangon, Myanmar - March 30, 2025 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Koffel Deng, managing director, Myanmar Hyspot Electric Technologies Company Limited (partially overlaid with shot 6): "When we returned to Nay Pyi Taw, the city was nothing close to what it was when we left in the morning. There was a city-wide blackout, and crowds of residents were seen staying outside with candles out of fear for aftershocks. Fortunately, a local friend arranged for us to stay in a monastery where we had some food and water, and we spent the night outdoors."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Mandalay, Myanmar - March 30, 2025 6. Various of residents, tents along roads at night; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - March 30, 2025 7. Various of Chinese rescuers carrying out rescue operation, transferring survivor to ambulance; Yangon, Myanmar - March 30, 2025 8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Koffel Deng, managing director, Myanmar Hyspot Electric Technologies Company Limited: "There's an urgent need for assistance. Many rescue teams from China have already arrived, but I hope more people and organizations can provide relief supplies and economic support, especially to those affected in northern Myanmar and around Mandalay."; Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - March 29, 2025 9. Various of damaged road; traffic; Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - March 30, 2025 10. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Dong Baozhi, deputy director, Yunnan Province Commercial Representative Office in Myanmar (partially overlaid with shot 11/ending with shots 12-13): "I'm currently in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. I was here on March 28 when the earthquake occurred. The damage has been mainly inflicted on infrastructure, including power and communications facilities and hospitals. Right now, we're without power, water, and phone service, and even some roads have been severely damaged. In some residential complexes and parks, especially mid-rise buildings of about four to six stories, there have been casualties. The situation is more serious in northern Nay Pyi Taw, where hospitals and residential complexes have suffered heavy damage."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - March 29, 2025 11. Damaged road, vehicle; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - March 30, 2025 12. Damaged Ottara Thiri Hospital; Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar - March 30, 2025 13. Various of patients receiving treatment in open air at hospital. [Restirction - No access Chinese mainland]