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As the aftershocks continue, not all of Mandalay's residents have returned home. Some are still on the streets.
Reuters |
Signs of life were detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok on Monday as efforts intensified to find people trapped three days after a massive earthquake in Southeast Asia that killed at leas...
CNN |
At least 1,700 people are now confirmed dead in Myanmar after what was the largest earthquake to hit the war-ravaged country in more than a century, authorities say.

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Hundreds trapped under rubble of collapsed buildings as Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 1,600
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Malaysian rescuers in Myanmar’s quake epicentre hampered by aftershocks, landmines
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Myanmar quake toll passes 1,600 as people dig for survivors with bare hands
The number of people known to have died following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar has risen to more than 1,600, with people in some areas telling the BBC they had been left to dig through rubble for their loved ones with their bare hands.
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In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of regime change.
Aid agencies struggling to reach most in need after Myanmar earthquake
Human rights groups fear the military is using logistical challenges as an excuse to withhold aid from rebel-held areas.
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Myanmar earthquake deepens crisis as military escalates attacks during relief efforts
Despite declaring a week of national mourning March 31, following the powerful earthquake that struck three days earlier, Myanmar’s military junta is continuing airstrikes in rebel-held areas.
Myanmar earthquake: More than 1,600 killed and 3,408 injured, as footage shows building's collapse
Video shows monks capturing the moment the 7.7 magnitude quake struck on Friday, with a nearby building collapsing in front of them.
Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to 1,644 as more bodies are recovered
The confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644 on Saturday, a sharp rise compared to the 1,002 announced just hours earlier,
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Sirens wail and families cry at Myanmar disaster site
As the sirens wailed outside the ruins of Mandalay's Sky Villa condominium and Myanmar began a minute's silence for its more than 2,000 earthquake dead, Shwe Sin thought of her missing child.
Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,600 as more bodies recovered from the rubble
The new total of 1,644 is a sharp rise over the 1,002 total announced just hours earlier, underlining the difficulty of confirming casualties over a widespread region and the likelihood that the
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