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The death toll from Myanmar’s powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake keeps climbing amid rescue efforts.
From The Mercury News
A strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, and people rushed out of buildings in panic in Yangon and also in Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand, witnesses said.
From Reuters
The death toll in Myanmar jumped to 694 with 1,670 injured, the military government said, up sharply from the 144 dead that state media reported on Friday.
From Reuters

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