Myanmar earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000
Deutsche Welle March 29, 2025 06:39 PM

Myanmar has revised the death toll from Friday's powerful earthquake sharply upward. While rescuers dig for survivors, countries around the world have offered help. DW has the latest. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, with strong tremors felt as far away as Bangkok, Thailand The Myanmar junta said on Saturday that the death toll in the country had climbed to 1,002 and the number of injured to 2,376 A number of countries worldwide, including India, Indonesia, France and the US, have offered help with rescue and relief operations Follow our live blog with the latest developments on the powerful earthquake that has struck Myanmar and Thailand: Myanmar death toll surpasses 1,000, junta says The death toll from the major earthquake which struck Myanmar on Friday has jumped to over 1,000 on Saturday, the ruling junta in the country said. The junta's information team said 1,002 are known to have died. Some 2,376 more were injured, the junta added. Indonesia offers help to Myanmar, Thailand Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has sent condolences to Myanmar and Thailand, offering help. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of both countries during this difficult time," he wrote on X. "Indonesia stands ready to provide all necessary support for recovery efforts in the affected areas." India sends aid flight to quake-hit Myanmar India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said New Delhi had dispatched a humanitarian aid flight to Myanmar carrying hygiene kits, blankets, food parcels and other essentials. "A search and rescue team and medical team is also accompanying this flight," he said. "We will continue to monitor the developments and more aid will follow." The minister shared photographs on social media showing members of India's national disaster response agency loading supplies onto the plane. Myanmar junta says at least 694 dead, 1,670 injured Myanmar authorities said the death toll from Friday's massive earthquake in the country has jumped to 694, adding 1,670 people were injured. The powerful 7.7-magnitude quake destroyed buildings, downed bridges, and buckled roads across swathes of Myanmar. It was the biggest quake to hit the Southeast Asian nation in over a century, according to US geologists. The tremors were powerful enough to severely damage buildings across Bangkok, hundreds of kilometers away from the epicenter. Welcome to our coverage of the Myanmar-Thailand quake The Myanmar junta on Saturday revised upwards the number of people who were killed and wounded in Friday's powerful earthquake. The 7.7 magnitude quake had an epicenter near Myanmar's second largest city of Mandalay. It struck Friday at midday and was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock. Here's everything to know about the earthquake as we reported at the time it struck.


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