Bangkok, 1 April 2025 (dpa/MIA) - The death toll rose to 2,719 four days after the severe earthquake that hit Myanmar, the ruling military junta said in an update as of Tuesday morning.

However, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing emphasized that the number would likely rise to over 3,000.

More than 4,500 people were injured, and around 440 are still missing, he said. The general added that it was likely that these would also only be recovered dead.

The earthquake on Friday, with its epicentre near the Myanmar cities of Sagaing and Mandalay, had a magnitude of 7.7.

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