Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000
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Across the affected areas, families are facing acute shortages of clean water, food, and medical supplies.
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More than 500 buildings have been completely destroyed (or close to it), according to analysis of satellite imagery by Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab.
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Aid groups in the worst-hit areas of Myanmar said there was an urgent need for shelter, food and water after an earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people.
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A government spokesman told state-run MRTV that another 3,400 have been injured and more than 300 were missing.
The head of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, told a forum for relief donations in Naypyitaw that 2,719 people have now been found dead, with 4,521 others injured and 441 missing, Myanmar’s state MRTV television reported.
The death toll from Myanmar's devastating earthquake has surpassed 3,000, with hundreds more missing, as forecasts of unseasonal rain presented a new challenge for rescue and aid workers trying to reach people in a country riven by civil war.
Footage captured in Sagaing, Myanmar showed buildings and other infrastructure severely damaged after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the country Friday.