Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Rises to Over 3,000

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The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar’s earthquake
As the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyer sped past crumbled buildings, buckled roads and gaping sinkholes toward his hometown of Sagaing, the epicenter of the most powerful earthquake to hit Myanmar in a century.
Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Rises to Over 3,000 as More Bodies Are Recovered
B ANGKOK — The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,085 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, the military-led government said, and humanitarian aid groups scrambled to provide survivors medical care and shelter.
Myanmar-Thailand earthquake live updates: Death toll crosses 2,000 in Myanmar
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 1,000 people dead from Myanmar to Thailand.

Myanmar, earthquake and aid convoy

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Myanmar military limiting aid in earthquake areas, UN says
Myanmar's military is limiting critically needed humanitarian aid for earthquake victims in areas where it sees opposition to its rule, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday.The U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights also said it was investigating 53 reported attacks by the junta against its opponents since the earthquake struck on March 28,
Myanmar military fires on convoy bringing aid to earthquake-hit regions
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has also rejected calls for a ceasefire to facilitate the delivery of desperately needed relief supplies.
What Do We Know About The Geology Of Myanmar’s Devastating Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake?
On March 28, the city of Mandalay, Myanmar, became the epicenter of a powerful earthquake that could be felt as far away as Bangkok, Thailand, and that is estimated to have killed over 3,000 people and injured thousands more.
Historic Burmese monastery lies in ruin after devastating earthquake in Myanmar
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Miracle rescues offer hope, days after deadly Myanmar earthquake
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Deaths in Myanmar earthquake pass 3,000 as heat and rain fuel disease risk
Extreme heat and heavy rain in Myanmar could cause disease outbreaks among earthquake survivors camping in the open, global ...
Minnesota sisters from Myanmar raise money for earthquake relief in homeland
The death toll of the Southeast Asia earthquake has climbed to more than 3,100 people. In Myanmar, rescue teams are searching ...
Myanmar Earthquake Toll Crosses 3,000; Heat and Rains Fuel Disease Risk
Last Friday's 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar's strongest in a century, jolted a region home to 28 million, toppling ...
How Myanmar’s Junta—and Ongoing Civil War—Complicates the Nation’s Earthquake Recovery
Here’s what to know about the challenges from the natural disaster—compounded by ongoing civil war—and where the country ...
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In the race to save lives after the Myanmar quake, US rescuers are notable by their absence
Notably absent from the aftermath of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in the poor Southeast Asian nation Myanmar: the uniquely skilled, well-equipped and swift search-and-rescue teams and ...
Portland couple teaching abroad survives Myanmar earthquake
The couple described the shaking as "extremely violent" and said they hope people back home do what they can to support the victims.