The death toll in Myanmar has risen to 1,644, the country's military leadership says, while the number of injured has gone up to 3,408, with 139 missing, APA reports citing BBC.
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09:29
The powerful earthquake in Myanmar has claimed at least 1,002 lives, injured 2,376, and left 30 people missing, Xinhua reported citing the State Administration Council (SAC), APA reports.
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08:59
Myanmar's military leadership has just announced updated casualty figures - there are a total of 838 fatalities across the country, APA reports citing BBC.
694 are from Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre. There were 94 deaths in the capital Naypyidaw, 30 in Kyauk Se, and 18 in Sagaing.
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05:51
A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar on Friday, March 28, causing extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world's poorest countries and prompting officials to warn that the initial death toll was updated to 694 dead, 1,670 injured, according to the junta on Saturday, APA reports.
In Thailand, authorities in Bangkok said six people were killed, 22 were injured and 101 were missing from three construction sites, including the high-rise. They revised the death toll Saturday morning from 10 reported the previous day, saying several critically injured people were mistakenly reported dead. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said that more people were believed to be alive in the wreckage as search efforts continued Saturday morning.
The 7.7 magnitude quake struck at midday, with an epicenter near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city. Aftershocks followed, one of them measuring a strong 6.4 magnitude. Myanmar is in an active earthquake belt, though many of the temblors happen in sparsely populated areas, not cities like those affected Friday. The US Geological Survey, an American government science agency, estimated that the death toll could top 1,000.
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At least 144 people were killed and 732 injured in Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the country on Friday, according to Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council, APA reports citing Xinhua.
Myanmar's State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that the deaths included 96 from the capital Nay Pyi Taw, 18 from Sagaing and 30 from Kyaukse, according to the report.
The injured included 432 from Nay Pyi Taw and 300 from Sagaing, it added.
Many buildings were damaged, and rescue operations are underway, it said.
Min Aung Hlaing also called for assistance from the international community, the report said.
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14:59
At least 20 people have died as a result of a powerful earthquake in Myanmar, APA reports.
Rescue efforts continue for those trapped under the rubble.
The earthquake caused the collapse of a monastery in Taungoo, Myanmar, resulting in the death of five displaced children. In the Mandalay region, at least 20 people were killed when a mosque, Shwe Pho Shing, collapsed during Friday prayers.
It is also reported that the historical Ava Bridge in Mandalay collapsed during the earthquake, and the historical Mandalay Palace was damaged.
Note that two earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.7 and 6.4 occurred in Myanmar. The aftershocks were felt in China, Thailand, and Vietnam.
In Thailand, the death toll from the powerful earthquake has risen to 3, with 81 people trapped under the rubble. A state of emergency has been declared in the country.
Rescue efforts continue, and the death toll is expected to rise.
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