Death toll surges to over 2,700 in Myanmar earthquake-Xinhua

Death toll surges to over 2,700 in Myanmar earthquake

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2025-04-01 18:42:45

Overseas Chinese in Myanmar make a donation to a local hospital in Sagaing, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake in Myanmar has reached 2,719, with 4,521 people injured and 441 others still missing. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

YANGON, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake in Myanmar has reached 2,719, with 4,521 people injured and 441 others still missing, the country's State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing said during a cash donation ceremony for quake victims held in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday, according to the local media reports.

People take shelter near the Mandalay Palace in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake in Myanmar has reached 2,719, with 4,521 people injured and 441 others still missing. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

Members of Blue Sky Rescue, a Chinese civil relief squad, carry out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake in Myanmar has reached 2,719, with 4,521 people injured and 441 others still missing. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

People take shelter near the Mandalay Palace in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake in Myanmar has reached 2,719, with 4,521 people injured and 441 others still missing. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

People take shelter in the street in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake in Myanmar has reached 2,719, with 4,521 people injured and 441 others still missing. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

Members of Blue Sky Rescue, a Chinese civil relief squad, carry out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake in Myanmar has reached 2,719, with 4,521 people injured and 441 others still missing. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

People take shelter in the street in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake in Myanmar has reached 2,719, with 4,521 people injured and 441 others still missing. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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