The epicentre of the earthquake was less than 20 miles from Mandalay and caused damage as far away as southwest China and Thailand.
It measured 7.7 on the Richter scale.
Ben Dinsdale, Director for Government and Humanitarian Services at Air Charter Service said that Mandalay’s airport is unavailable and most local airport cannot accept larger freighters.
The bulk of the aid is being flown into Yangon and flown to regional airports or being transported by road.
He says, “Over the weekend we chartered two aircraft into Yangon carrying more than 40 tons of aid, with another landing in Bangkok on Monday with almost 30 tons of medical supplies from the Middle East. We have several more scheduled into Myanmar over the next few days and our offices around the world are continuing to receive calls with requests to get aid to the affected areas.”