Death toll passes 1,000 after devastating earthquake in Myanmar

The death toll from an earthquake in Myanmar passed 1,000 on Saturday as the military government declared a state of emergency and appealed for blood donations

The junta said 1,002 people had been killed and 2,376 injured with 30 more declared missing, according to Myanmar state media, though those figures are expected to rise. The quake also caused at least six deaths in Thailand, where more than 100 were missing after a building collapsed in Bangkok, the capital.

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