(Bloomberg) — The death toll from Myanmar’s biggest earthquake in a century reached 2,056 Monday as chances of finding more survivors dimmed with the end of a critical 72-hour rescue window, and aid efforts remained hampered by an ongoing civil war.
More than 3,900 are injured and nearly 270 people still missing after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar’s second-largest city of Mandalay and neighboring regions a little before 1 p.m. on March 28, according to the State Administration Council spokesman Major General Zaw Min Tun. Local and international rescue teams continue to carry out efforts to save lives, he said.
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