BANGKOK (AP) – The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to over 1,000 as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city.
The country’s military-led government said in a statement Saturday that 1,002 people have been found dead and another 2,376 injured, with 30 others missing.
The statement suggested the numbers could still rise.
Myanmar is in the throes of a prolonged and bloody civil war, already responsible for a massive humanitarian crisis. It makes movement around the country difficult and dangerous, complicating relief efforts.
