Death toll from Myanmar earthquake nears 3,000; Ninety percent of Sagaing town destroyed, say residents

Death toll from Myanmar earthquake nears 3,000

DVB data team has documented that at least 2,928 bodies have been recovered from the areas of Burma hit by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake on March 28 by Sunday. The regime updated its death toll on Saturday stating that 1,644 bodies have been recovered, 3,408 people have been injured, and 139 people are still missing, in one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit Burma since 1912.