2 sisters, 13 & 16, record being trapped in building collapse with grandmother, 75, after Myanmar earthquake

Two teenage sisters, along with their grandmother, were trapped after the apartment building they were in collapsed during the earthquake in Myanmar on Mar. 28.

They recorded their terrifying ordeal of being trapped, just in case they did not survive.

Fortunately, the three of them managed to make it out alive, and subsequently, their father shared the story on Facebook.

Trapped in the collapse

One of the sisters recounted that they got trapped while trying to escape their sixth-floor apartment.

As they waited to be rescued, the girls filmed videos of their desperate pleas for help, hoping that the videos might be found by their family if they did not make it out alive.

They even made sure to unlock their phones so that their parents could access them.

In one video, the grandmother is seen with a head injury, with blood covering her face.

The girls could be heard sobbing and screaming for help, saying their grandmother was hurt.

Rescued

The sisters eventually heard rescuers working outside, but it appeared that they were working on saving others first.

She then heard one rescuer, whom the girl described as "kind," asking for a bottle of water and a hammer right outside where they were trapped.

He then made a small opening to pass them the bottle of water and left to help rescue others first.

Not wanting to wait for the rescuers to come back, the girl felt around the opening and managed to grab the hammer the man left behind.

From the inside, she began hitting the rubble until she created an opening large enough to escape.

As she put her head out, a group of rescuers appeared and helped her out.

Her sister and grandmother were eventually rescued as well.

Her father expressed his deep gratitude to everyone who helped his family and praised his daughters for their strength and resilience.

Myanmar earthquake

The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Mar. 28 has left an unprecedented amount of devastation in its wake.

The death toll has reportedly reached over 2,800, with 4,639 injured and 373 missing.

The earthquake caused the collapse of several buildings, monasteries, centuries-old pagodas, and the historic 91-year-old Ava Bridge, with many still trapped in the rubble.

While there is an urgent need for shelter, food, water and medicine, the country's ongoing civil war has complicated efforts to help those in need.

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