Myanmar earthquake death toll reaches nearly 4,000; Regime airstrikes on Mandalay and Magway regions

Myanmar earthquake death toll reaches nearly 4,000

Regime leader Min Aung Hlaing told Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on a phone call Monday that about 500 Muslims were killed while they were worshipping in mosques in Mandalay and Sagaing regions during the earthquake on March 28, regime media reported.

Over 50 mosques have been destroyed, residents told DVB.DVB data states that the death toll stands at 3,756 with 2,414 bodies recovered in Mandalay by Tuesday—over 64.3 percent of the national total killed. A state of emergency was declared in the six hardest hit regions, including Mandalay, Sagaing – the epicenter of the earthquake – Magway, Bago, Naypyidaw, and Shan State.