
Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as search efforts continue
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The death toll from the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday and it is expected to go up as more search efforts are underway.
The country's military-led government said in a statement that 1,002 people have now been found dead and another 2,376 injured with at least 30 others missing. The statement suggested the numbers could still rise, saying "Detailed figures are still being collected."
Francesco Capoluongo, from the International Federation of the Red Cross in Myanmar, told CBS News partner BBC that with more than 18 million people living within the earthquake's impacted area, they expect the death toll to keep increasing.

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