Rescue efforts continue as Myanmar's earthquake death toll continues to rise

(3 Apr 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mandalay, Myanmar - 3 April 2025
1. Wide of rescue workers at the Golden Country Hotel
2. Rescue workers moving body in body bag
3. Various of rescue workers carrying body bag on stretcher, putting stretcher into back of vehicle
4. Various of damaged roads

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Naypyitaw, Myanmar - 3 April 2025
5. Various of a damaged building with rubble and debris
6. Various of people sorting through rubble
7. Damaged building
8. Various of Burmese and Vietnamese rescue personnel working
9. Various of tents set up for temporary accommodation
STORYLINE:
The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,085 as more bodies were found by search and rescue teams, the military-led government said.

In a short statement, the military said another 4,715 people have been injured and 341 are missing.

The epicenter of Friday's 7.7 magnitude earthquake was near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city.

It brought down thousands of buildings, buckled roads and destroyed bridges in multiple regions.

Local media reports of casualties have been much higher than the official figures and with telecommunications widely out and many places difficult to reach, it's thought the numbers could rise sharply as more details come in.

The quake worsened an already dire humanitarian crisis, with more than three million people had been displaced from their homes and nearly 20 million were in need even before it hit, according to the United Nations.

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