Death toll from devastating quake rises to more than 2,700 in Myanmar

People go through the rubble of a collapsed building following Friday’s earthquake in Naypyitaw (AP Photo)

The death toll from the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar has surpassed 2,700, with thousands more injured, Myanmar media reported on Tuesday.

The head of Myanmar’s military government, senior general Min Aung Hlaing, told a forum in the capital, Naypyitaw, that 2,719 people have now been found dead, with 4,521 others injured and 441 missing, the Western News online portal reported.