Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand. Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar, where the death toll continues to rise.
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Chinese rescue team members search for victims trapped in the rubble of a damaged temple in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Sunday, two days after an earthquake struck central Myanmar. (Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images)
Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand. Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar, where the estimated death toll rose to 1,644 by Sunday.
The number of dead from Friday’s 7.7 magnitude quake is expected to increase. The number of injured was 3,408, while the estimated number of missing rose to 139 on Sunday.
