Standing amid the rubble of the Me Nu Brick Temple in Mandalay's ancient city of Inwa, local guide Mar Oo said on Sunday (April 6) that the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar just over a week ago has left her and many others without income, after dozens of pagodas and temples were destroyed in its wake. - REUTERS
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00:00I was just coming down with visitors from the temple at this gate.
00:13We would have been hit by the earthquake if we had gone down from the other side.
00:18I was taking pictures of the visitors here.
00:24Then, when we were receiving tips from the visitors, the earthquake struck the brick temple.
00:30It suddenly fell down.
00:36This brick temple is our livelihood, where people sold flowers here,
00:41and guides explained to visitors about its history.
00:44We were heartbroken that it collapsed.
00:47It is as if a family member had died.