Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,145

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Myanmar Earthquake: Mandalay Hit Hardest In Powerful Quake With Over 2,000 Killed
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.
As Myanmar earthquake deaths top 3,000, BBC goes undercover to reveal devastation near epicenter in Mandalay
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.
Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,145 as more bodies found
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,145 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, the military-led government said, and humanitarian aid groups scrambled to provide survivors medical care and shelter.

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Displaced people in Mandalay grapple with aftermath of earthquake
People bathed and cooked next to a river in Myanmar's second largest city, finding shelter in flimsy tents on Tuesday as the ...
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Myanmar earthquake: Indian team counters initial reluctance as it sifts through rubble in Mandalay
Don’t touch the body, we will handle it,” a family member told an Indian team that tried to retrieve the body of a woman from ...