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The confirmed death toll of at least 1,700 was expected to rise, however, and getting help to those in need — and even assessing the extent of the destruction — was proving difficult in a country whe...
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More than 1,600 people were confirmed dead across Myanmar over the weekend, and more than 3,000 were injured in the worst earthquake to hit the country in over a century.
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Crews in Myanmar and Thailand are sifting through massive piles of rubble for anyone left alive after Friday's catastrophic 7.7 magnitude quake.
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