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Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,600

Myanmar’s Earthquake Death Toll Jumps to More Than 1,600 as Rescue Efforts Continue

B ANGKOK — The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 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.

Hundreds trapped under rubble of collapsed buildings as Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 1,600

A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with our bare hands".

The New York Times · 8h

Myanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors

Aid workers delivered the first shipments of help to Myanmar, but will have to cross a country buckled by the disaster and divided by civil war, arms dealers and drug syndicates.

Earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 2h

Catastrophic Earthquakes Test Myanmar Junta’s Grip on Power

The wave of violent earthquakes that tore through central Myanmar has brought the biggest challenges yet to a military junta already strained by years of rebellion and economic isolation.How the generals handle the emerging catastrophe could make or break their grip on power.

Photos: See the aftermath of the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand

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.

Pictures and maps: earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand

Thousands of people in Myanmar may need urgent shelter, food and medical help, according to the International Rescue Committee's Myanmar director, Mohamed Riyas. He says it could be weeks before the full extent of the earthquake damage is known,

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Before and after: Satellite images show the destruction left by Myanmar earthquake

Myanmar was hit by a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday, with tremors felt across Thailand and in nearby Chinese ...

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How to Help Victims of the Myanmar Earthquake

Amid relief efforts in Southeast Asia after a major earthquake hit Myanmar, here's how you can help those impacted.

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A Question in Quake-Wracked Myanmar: Does This Augur the End of the Junta?

In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of ...

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Unanswered phones and a desperate wait outside the shattered Bangkok high-rise toppled by Myanmar quake

Anxious loved ones waited outside a twisted mass of metal and concrete in the heart of Thailand’s capital on Saturday as ...

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Myanmar junta continues air strikes after devastating earthquake

A UN Special Rapporteur tells BBC it is "nothing short of incredible" that the military would "drop bombs when you are trying ...

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The Latest: Countries sending humanitarian aid after Myanmar earthquake

The death toll from Myanmar’s powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake keeps climbing amid rescue efforts. The military government ...

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How to help those affected by the Myanmar earthquake

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday causing mass destruction. More than 1600 people are dead and authorities ...

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Myanmar Quake Struck Mosques as Minority Muslims Gathered for Ramadan Prayers

Hundreds of Muslims are feared among the dead in Myanmar after the shallow quake struck as worshippers gathered at mosques ...

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