Myanmar earthquake death toll surpasses 3,000 with 1,807 bodies recovered from collapsed buildings in Mandalay

Death toll surpasses 3,000 with 1,807 bodies recovered in Mandalay

A 4.7 magnitude aftershock hit the Mandalay Region on Monday following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on March 28. More than 200 tremors have been reported by residents in central Burma following the earthquake. Sagaing – the epicenter of the earthquake – as well as Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Naypyidaw, and southern Shan State were the regions hardest-hit.

DVB has documented 3,034 bodies recovered, 3,517 injured, and 498 still missing nationwide. The death toll in Mandalay has reached 1,807. The Fire Services Department said that it recovered six bodies and rescued three survivors from the the Great Wall Hotel in Maharaungmyay Township and the Sky Villa Condominium in Aungmyaythazan Township of Mandalay Region on Monday.