Rescue crews in Myanmar were grappling with a mammoth clear-up operation on Wednesday, five days after a powerful earthquake slammed the southeast Asian country, toppling buildings and killing thousands. In the capital, Naypyitaw, AP footage showed a small rescue crew searching through the twisted wreckage of a heavily damaged residential building.

Extensive damage in Myanmar capital after massive earthquake

Rescue crews in Myanmar were grappling with a mammoth clear-up operation on Wednesday, five days after a powerful earthquake slammed the southeast Asian country, toppling buildings and killing thousands. In the capital, Naypyitaw, AP footage showed a small rescue crew searching through the twisted wreckage of a heavily damaged residential building.