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Quake Death Toll in Myanmar Tops 1,600

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Thousands of people in Myanmar may need urgent shelter, food and medical help, according to the International Rescue Committee's Myanmar director, Mohamed Riyas.
From BBC
The official death toll of the earthquake that shattered central Myanmar surpassed 1,600 people, the country’s military leaders said on Saturday, as desperate rescue workers raced to find survivors a...
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According to predictive modeling by the U.S. Geological Survey, the death toll could reach at least 10,000 people.
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