Myanmar earthquake death toll surpasses 3,000, ceasefire declared for relief efforts – The Times of India

Rescuers scan the rubbles at the site of an under construction high-rise building that collapsed after an earthquake in Bangkok (Pic credit: AP) The death toll from Myanmar‘s devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 3,085, with search and rescue operations still underway, the country’s ruling military junta confirmed on Thursday.According to junta spokesperson Zaw Min…

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Screams are fading, smell of death everywhere: Myanmar’s second-largest city reduced to graveyard as earthquake toll mounts – The Times of India

A Buddhist monk walks near a collapsed pagoda after an earthquake in Mandalay. (AP) Death’s smell clung heavy in the burning sun as grasping hands dug through piles of wreckage, hoping against hope for some sign of life beneath the rubble of Myanmar’s second-largest city, reported AP.Two days since a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake had…

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