Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:21pm on 31 Mar 2025,Monday International
The death toll from Myanmar’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake on March 28 has risen to 2,056, with over 3,900 injured and nearly 270 missing. Rescuers are searching through debris, hoping to find more survivors. A woman was pulled alive from the rubble of a hotel in Mandalay, near the quake’s epicenter. In Bangkok, 76 people remain trapped under a collapsed building. Myanmar’s junta has declared a week of national mourning. Several countries, including India, have sent aid to the affected areas. The disaster comes as Myanmar faces ongoing conflict following the military coup in 2021. (PC: Reuters)
