The earthquake leaves over 1,700 dead. "All temples and pagodas have collapsed," says a Mandalay resident, the country's second-largest city and the most devastated by the earthquake. In the heart of Myanmar,

Volunteers gathered to help, some coming in from other cities, to do whatever they could in the city near the epicenter of the powerful quake.

Bodies trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings in Sagaing and Mandalay cities are decomposing in Myanmar’s heat.

Officials are continuing to survey the destruction left in two major Myanmar cities and the Thai capital Bangkok, after a powerful earthquake hit the region Friday.

Aid is trickling into Myanmar, hampered by buckled roads and piles of debris. So far, 1,600 people are confirmed dead, and the toll is expected to rise.

The death toll from the devastating earthquake that rattled Burma and Thailand on Friday has risen sharply to more than 1,650 victims. Nearly 140 people still missing, Burma's ruling military said Saturday.