Updated On: 02 April, 2025 08:21 AM IST | Bangkok | Agencies
With many areas hit by Friday’s earthquake still not reached by rescue crews, those numbers are still expected to rise.

People look to salvage items from their destroyed homes. Pic/AFP
The death toll from the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar has surpassed 2700, with thousands more injured, Myanmar media reported on Tuesday. The head of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, said in the capital, Naypyidaw, that 2719 people have now been found dead, with 4521 others injured and 441 missing. With many areas hit by Friday’s earthquake still not reached by rescue crews, those numbers are still expected to rise.
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