The death toll in Myanmar as a result of a powerful earthquake has exceeded 1,000 people, Reuters reports citing government sources.
“International rescue teams began flying to Myanmar on Saturday to help search for survivors after Friday’s earthquake killed more than 1,000 people,” the agency said.
The military government on Saturday put the death toll in Myanmar at 1,002. The 7.7-magnitude quake reportedly damaged critical infrastructure amid an intense civil war.
At least nine people were killed in neighboring Thailand, where the magnitude 7.7 quake destroyed buildings and collapsed a skyscraper under construction in the capital Bangkok, 30 people were trapped under the rubble and 49 were reported missing.
