Myanmar quake death toll hits 1,700
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Myanmar’s ruling military declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war Wednesday to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people.
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Myanmar has begun five days of national mourning following an earthquake in the country.
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Mandalay used to be known as the city of gold, dotted by glittering Buddhist burial mounds and pagodas, but the air in Myanmar’s former royal capital now reeks of dead bodies.So many corpses have piled up since a 7.
The military government suggested the numbers could still rise, saying “detailed figures are still being collected.”