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Myanmar junta declares quake ceasefire

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More than 2,700 people have died in Myanmar following Friday’s quake, the government says.
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Samir Wanmali, regional director for Asia at the World Food Programme (WFP), has told the BBC that the organisation is only meeting a fraction of the need in Myanmar.
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