Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 3,500
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In Myanmar, the death toll has climbed to 2,056, with more than 3,900 people injured and 270 people reported missing, according to the Myanmar Military Junta.
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Heavy rains and winds disrupted rescue and relief operations on Saturday night and added to the misery of the homeless forced to sleep in the open.
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Cardinal Charles Maung Bo said the 7.7-magnitude earthquake of March 28 has brought “apocalyptic scenes and experiences” to Myanmar.
Myanmar's military rulers have kept journalists out since the devastating earthquake, so CBS News' partners at the BBC went undercover to reveal the scale of the disaster.
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As of Thursday, the death toll across the country from the earthquake has risen to 3,145, with 4,589 others injured and 221 missing, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting the Myanmar Radio and Television.
The search for the four missing Filipinos still continues as the Myanmar government shifts from the search and rescue to retrieving bodies in earthquake-stricken sites, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday.
Just after sunrise on Saturday, a satellite set its long-range camera on the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, not far from the epicenter of Friday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southeast Asian country’s second-largest city.
Compounded with spotty electricity and telecommunications country-wide, the full extent of damage to the country remains unclear. The Myanmar quake has seen over 3,000 deaths, with rain expected to make rescue efforts even more challenging.