Remarkable rescue stories from Myanmar's earthquake ruins are keeping hope alive, but aid agencies say time is running out fast, and the need for help is vast.
The death toll from last week's 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar rose to 3,085 people as of Thursday morning, according to the country's military government.
Officials are continuing to survey the destruction left in two major Myanmar cities and the Thai capital Bangkok, after a powerful earthquake hit the region Friday.
More than 1,600 people have died in Myanmar and 10 in Thailand after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Friday.
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A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar on Friday, causing extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world’s poorest countries and prompting officials to warn that the initial death toll is
A government spokesman told state-run MRTV that another 3,400 have been injured and more than 300 were missing.
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Daily Post Nigeria on MSNMyanmar-Thailand earthquake: Death toll passes 1,000Death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand has passed 1,000. This comes as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors. No less than 1,
The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,600 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble.
Myanmar's junta chief announced that the earthquake's death toll has risen to 144, with over 700 people injured, according to AFP.