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Earthquake compounds humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, where death toll has passed 1,700

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Aid groups and the U.N. are warning that a massive earthquake that rocked Myanmar could exacerbate hunger and disease outbreaks in a country already wracked by food shortages, mass displacement and civil war.

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Toronto Sun

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Survivors still being found after Myanmar quake, but hopes fade as deaths exceed 2,700

BANGKOK -- Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war.

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theargus.co.uk

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Sussex student considers family 'lucky' after escaping earthquake

A student at the University of Sussex has said that his family considers themselves lucky after they were caught up in the Myanmar earthquake.

3 days ago·Brighton, United Kingdom

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ABC7 Los Angeles

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Earthquake compounds humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, where death toll has passed 1,700

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independent.co.uk

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Myanmar’s devastating earthquake captured in before-and-after satellite images

Satellite imagery shows the destruction caused by a devastating earthquake in Myanmar, which has killed at least 1,700 people in the country alone as of Sunday, 30 March according to figures from the military-run government. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday and sent powerful jolts into neighbouring China and Thailand. It was the biggest to hit Myanmar since 1912, according to the United States Geological Survey. The …

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Death toll from powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar rises past 1,700

The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble, the country’s military-led government said Monday.

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