Some 60,000 people are living in tent encampments in central Myanmar following last month's 7.7 magnitude earthquake — the country's strongest since 1912.

Myanmar suffered heavy damage in the March 28 quake, in which apartment blocks and hotels collapsed, and roads and bridges were destroyed.

Natty Tangmeesang, a blogger from neighboring Thailand who visited the affected areas of Myanmar, including the city of Sagaing, said many people who have been left homeless by the quake lack the necessary funding to rebuild their homes.

"The areas that I went to were homes to many monasteries, schools for nunneries, and remote villages," Natty told DW. "They are still in need of everything from food, drinking water, daily necessities, and funds. Many families have to stay on the small streets and beg for donations from passersby."

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Myanmar's military government, which calls itself the State Administration Council (SAC), said 3,145 people have been killed, more than 4,500 injured and more than 200 remain missing.

The Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), a media outlet, reported 4,346 people killed with 7,890 people injured and 210 missing.

Relief efforts have been complicated by Myanmar's brutal civil war, which has been raging since Myanmar's military

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