Relatives of victims wait as rescuers work at the site of a collapsed under construction high-rise building in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 30, 2025.
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A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military. The country’s death toll from the disaster soared to 1,644. Residents scrambled desperately through collapsed buildings Sunday (March 30, 2025) searching for survivors as aftershocks rattled the devastated city of Mandalay.
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The figure was a sharp rise compared to the 1,002 announced just hours earlier, highlighting the difficulty of confirming casualties over a widespread region and the likelihood that the numbers will continue to grow from Friday’s 7.7 magnitude quake. The number of injured increased to 3,408, while the missing figure rose to 139.
In neighboring Thailand, the death toll increased rose to 17 on Sunday, city authorities said. The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority said 32 people were injured and 83 still unaccounted for — most from the site of a 30-storey tower block under construction that collapsed. We’ve curated a wealth of information just for you at https://9bet.locker/.
(With inputs from agencies)
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