Myanmar quake death toll at 3,354, junta leader returns from summit
- A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck a wide area of Myanmar on March 28, causing widespread damage.
- Myanmar has been in turmoil and civil war since the military takeover in 2021.
- Rescue efforts transitioned to relief and recovery, with teams recovering bodies in Mandalay.
- The disaster's death toll surpassed 3,500; Gen. Zaw Min Tun affirmed relief efforts.
- Despite declared ceasefires, the military and opposition traded accusations of violations.
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Myanmar earthquake rescue efforts wind down as death toll surpasses 3,500
BANGKOK (AP) — Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down Monday, as rescue efforts were supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity, with the death toll from the disaster surpassing 3,500 and still climbing.
Rescue efforts from Myanmar's deadly earthquake wind down as death toll exceeds 3,500
Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down Monday, as rescue efforts were supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity, with the death toll from the disaster surpassing 3,500 and still climbing.In the capital, Naypyitaw, people cleared debris and collected wood from their damaged houses under drizzling rain, and soldiers removed wreckage at some Buddhist monasteries.Myanmar Fire …

Rescue efforts from Myanmar’s deadly earthquake wind down as death toll exceeds 3,500
BANGKOK (AP) — Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down Monday, as rescue efforts were supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity, with the death toll from the disaster surpassing 3,500 and still climbing. In the capital, Naypyitaw, people cleared debris and collected wood from their damaged houses under drizzling rain, and soldiers removed wreckage at some Buddhist monasteri…
"Every time you believe in it, but it's never it": a week after the deadly earthquake in Burma, the victims' families are waiting to recover the bodies
Relief operations are continuing, particularly in Mandalay, where many families search the victims out of the rubble.
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