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New Zealand says it will provide NZ$2 million (£880,000) to support the emergency response in Myanmar.
CNN |
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday causing mass destruction.
Reuters |
The death toll in Myanmar jumped to 694 with 1,670 injured, the military government said, up sharply from the 144 dead that state media reported on Friday.
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A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures. Even though Myanmar is a high risk region for earthquakes, damage to buildings has been widespread.
The confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644 on Saturday, a sharp rise compared to the 1,002 announced just hours earlier,
The death toll from Myanmar’s powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake keeps climbing amid rescue efforts. The military government said Saturday that 1,644 people have been killed.
The deadly quake in Myanmar damaged over 3,000 buildings, including about 150 mosques and pagodas, in the government’s latest count on Saturday morning.
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 of the scores of buildings that collapsed.
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Officials have said more than 1,600 people have died. Thousands of others were injured and dozens are still missing. This aerial photograph shows the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok on March 29, 2025, a day after an earthquake struck central Myanmar and Thailand.
The confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644 Saturday, with thousands injured.
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in the throes of a prolonged and bloody civil war, which is already responsible for a massive humanitarian crisis.
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BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has jumped to nearly 700, according to the government.
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Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to 1,644 as more bodies are recovered from the rubbleMyanmar’s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644, 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.
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 — above 140 — was likely to grow in the days ahead.