The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has jumped to more than 1,000. More bodies were pulled on Saturday from the rubble of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city. The country’s military-led government said in a statement that 1,002 people have now been found dead and another 2,376 injured with 30 others missing. The statement suggested the numbers could still rise and said that “detailed figures are still being collected.” Myanmar is in the throes of a civil war. It makes movement around the country both difficult and dangerous, complicating relief efforts and raising fears that the death toll could still rise precipitously. The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has jumped to more than 1,000. More bodies were pulled on Saturday from the rubble of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city. The country’s military-led government said in a statement that 1,002 people have now been found dead and another 2,376 injured with 30 others missing. The statement suggested the numbers could still rise and said that “detailed figures are still being collected.” Myanmar is in the throes of a civil war. It makes movement around the country both difficult and dangerous, complicating relief efforts and raising fears that the death toll could still rise precipitously. AP Technology and Science
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