Myanmar observes minute's silence for quake victims

MANDALAY, Myanmar — Myanmar observed a minute's silence on Tuesday in tribute to victims of a catastrophic earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people, buckling roads and flattening buildings as far away as Bangkok.

Four days after the magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck, many people in Myanmar are still sleeping outdoors, either unable to return to ruined homes or afraid of further aftershocks.

Sirens rang out at 12:51:02 — the precise time the quake struck on Friday — bringing the country to a standstill in remembrance of those lost.