The death toll from the Myanmar earthquake has surpassed 1,000 as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city.
The country’s military-led government said in a statement that 1,002 people have now been found dead and another 2,376 injured, with 30 others missing.
A state of emergency has been declared in the country following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake which struck the city of Mandalay.
A high-rise building also collapsed in neighbouring Bangkok, killing six people and injuring 26 at three construction sites.
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The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday 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 that 1,002 people have now been found dead and another 2,376 injured, with 30 others missing.
The statement suggested the numbers could still rise, saying “detailed figures are still being collected”.
A state of emergency has been declared in six regions and states in Myanmar by the military-run government.
The earthquake also shook neighbouring Thailand, killing six people and injuring 26 at three construction sites, including one where a partially built high-rise collapsed in Bangkok.
Another 47 people were still missing, authorities said on Saturday.
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