Myanmar earthquake tragedy: Death toll now rises to 1644; injured list grows to 3,408 while 139 still listed missing


Rescuers search for survivors trapped in the collapsed Sky Villa Condominium building in Mandalay on March 29, 2025, a day after an earthquake struck central Myanmar. Rescuers pulled a woman alive from the wreckage of a collapsed apartment building in Mandalay on March 29, AFP journalists saw, 30 hours after a devastating quake hit Myanmar. -- Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP

YANGON (Bernama-Xinhua): A total of 1,644 people died, 3,408 were injured, and 139 remained missing in a powerful earthquake in Myanmar, Xinhua reported, quoting the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Saturday night.

The 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the southeast Asian country on Friday, with Mandalay, Bago, Magway, the northeastern Shan state, Sagaing, and Nay Pyi Taw among the hardest-hit regions.

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