The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to over 1,600 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.
Myanmar’s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644, 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.
