At least 2,719 people have been confirmed dead in the aftermath of Friday's massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, a government official told local media on Tuesday. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said during a televised broadcast that another 4,521 people were injured, according to The Associated Press and Reuters.

The earthquake death toll in Myanmar is rising fast as rescue and recovery efforts are hampered by badly damaged infrastructure.

The ruling junta in Myanmar on Monday declared a week of national mourning for the devastating earthquake, which has killed more than 1,700 people so far.

While China, Russia and other nations have rushed emergency response teams to the devastated country, the U.S., once a leader in foreign aid, has been slow to act.

In Myanmar, the number of earthquake victims has risen to 2,719, with more than 4,500 people injured. Authorities warn that the death toll could exceed three thousand. What do you need to know? An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.

Pittsburgh non-profit Brother’s Brother Foundation is gearing up to provide disaster relief to those impacted by the massive earthquake that hit Myanmar.

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A Portsmouth-based nonprofit is working to provide assist those impacted by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Thailand and Myanmar. Mercy Chefs, which already has boots on the ground in Southeast Asia, is dedicated to disaster response and humanitarian aid.

The World Health Organization is looking to move Emergency Medical Teams into Myanmar amid reports of insufficient medical supplies, including trauma kits to treat injured people, blood bags for transfusion, anesthetics, assisted devices, other essential medicines, and tents for health workers.

A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on ... The country's death toll from the disaster soared to 1,644. The figure was a sharp rise compared to ...

The North Carolina-based Evangelical humanitarian aid charity Samaritan s Purse is dispatching an emergency field hospital to Myanmar following a catastrophic 7 7-magnitude earthquake that has