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Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to 1,644

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USA TODAY |
"This is not just a disaster, it is a complex humanitarian crisis layered over existing vulnerabilities,” said Alexander Matheou, Red Cross regional director for Asia Pacific.
Yahoo |
Relief efforts from Friday’s devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake will be especially complicated with the country in embroiled in civil war, which began after the army seized power from the elected g...
BBC |
Four more people have been pulled from rubble nearly 60 hours after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, killing at least 1,700 people in the south-east Asian country.

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