Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from a powerful 7. 7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to over 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country's second-largest city. The country's military-led government said in a statement that 1,002 people have now been found dead and another 2,376 injured, with 30 others missing. The statement suggested the numbers could still rise, saying “detailed figures are is...
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