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Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644

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India, which is just one country to the west of Myanmar, has this morning sent over aid packages to the quake-hit centre.
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Myanmar's military junta has continued to bomb parts of the war-torn country following the major earthquake there, which has killed more than 1,600 people.
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Even as the earthquake death toll rose in Myanmar, the junta’s bombs kept falling
A former close adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi holds grave fears for the deposed Myanmar leader’s safety after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday, as the death toll rises in the war-torn South-East Asian nation.
Hundreds trapped under rubble of collapsed buildings as Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 1,600
A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with our bare hands".
Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to 1,644 as more bodies are recovered from the rubble
Rescue operations are underway in the major stricken cities of Mandalay, the country’s No. 2 city, and Naypyitaw, the capital.
Myanmar junta continues air strikes after devastating earthquake
A UN Special Rapporteur tells BBC it is "nothing short of incredible" that the military would "drop bombs when you are trying to rescue people".
Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,000 as rescue efforts mount
Myanmar's military rulers let in hundreds of foreign rescue personnel on Saturday after an earthquake killed more than 1,000 people, the deadliest natural disaster to hit the impoverished, war-torn country in years.
Myanmar Quake Death Toll Climbs as Some Aid Starts to Arrive
Myanmar’s military government said the death toll had reached 1,644, though that number is expected to rise significantly.

Myanmar, earthquake and Humanitarian Aid

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Myanmar's powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has killed 1,002 people, as the death toll keeps climbing amid rescue efforts.
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In the chaos of Friday's earthquake, a Thai woman gave birth to a baby girl on a rolling bed in a hospital as it was being evacuated.
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The earthquake struck midday Friday with an epicenter not far from Mandalay, followed by several aftershocks, including one measuring 6.4.
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