Satellite images show the widespread destruction in Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake

A neighborhood of shacks and buildings in Myanmar's second-largest city, Mandalay

Around 1.5 million people live in Mandalay, where the United Nations said the internet connection is currently down.

Much of Myanmar has been embroiled in a civil war since 2021 when military authorities staged a government coup. Despite the ongoing tensions, the military has requested international emergency assistance.

The National Unity Group, which opposes Myanmar's military government, announced a temporary pause on military offenses, excluding defensive actions, to help with rescue operations.

Neighborhoods with dozens of buildings were completely destroyed in Mandalay after the earthquake

Over 2,400 buildings were damaged amid the earthquake, the United Nations said.

"Around 1,690 houses, 670 monasteries, 60 schools, and three bridges are reported to be damaged, with concerns for the structural integrity of large-scale dams," the organization said.

The United Nations said health partners will deploy mobile surgical and medical teams — in addition to field hospitals — to affected areas "to deliver life and limb-saving medical interventions to earthquake victims."

The Mahamuni Pagoda is in the city of Mandalay

The Buddhist pagoda is found in Mandalay and is known for housing a large, gold Buddha statue.

Rescue teams are searching for more than 100 missing monks in the debris of the Mahamuni Pagoda, local reports say

The pagoda sustained damage from the earthquake.

More than 270 monks were gathered at the Mahamuni Pagoda in Mandalay when the earthquake began, according to Nation Thailand, an English language daily newspaper in bordering Thailand.

An athletic field area in Mandalay.

Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government said in a statement posted on X that "numerous homes, buildings, pagodas, mosques, temples, schools, and bridges collapsed," resulting in thousands of deaths.

The collapsed pagodas and athletic field are now possibly being used as possible relief area

Several countries, including Russia and China, have sent relief efforts to Myanmar, The Associated Press reported.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said $5 million has been allocated for "life-saving assistance," according to the AP report.

The Ma Shi Kha Na pagoda in Sagaing, Myanmar before the earthquake

The Buddhist pagoda is in Sagaing, a city east of Mandalay.

The Ma Shi Kha Na pagoda and surrounding buildings collapsed

Following the earthquake, the Associated Press reported that Myanmar's military government conducted three airstrikes in the country. The United Nations said one airstrike impacted the Sagaing region.

A bridge over the Irrawaddy River before the earthquake.

The Irrawaddy River separates the Sagaing region and the Mandalay region in Myanmar.

The Inwa bridge collapsed after the earthquake

The earthquake caused the bridge to collapse into the Irrawaddy River and fracture in several places.