{"id":53632,"date":"2025-03-30T10:41:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T10:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/death-toll-rises-to-1-644-following-powerful-earthquake-in-myanmar\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T10:49:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T10:49:33","slug":"death-toll-rises-to-1-644-following-powerful-earthquake-in-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/death-toll-rises-to-1-644-following-powerful-earthquake-in-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"Death toll rises to 1,644 following powerful earthquake in Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The earthquake hit the southeast Asian country on Friday, with Mandalay, Bago, Magway, the northeastern Shan state, Sagaing, and Nay Pyi Taw among the hardest-hit regions.<\/p>\n<p>A Chinese rescue team arrived at Yangon International Airport in Myanmar on Saturday afternoon to assist in disaster relief efforts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84519 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/20250330ea5c35604a154ce88300854a900cbb6b_xxjpbee007008_20250330_cbmfn0a001.jpg\" alt=\"This photo taken on March 29, 2025 shows a damaged building after an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84520 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/20250330ea5c35604a154ce88300854a900cbb6b_xxjpbee007008_20250330_cbmfn0a002.jpg\" alt=\"A damaged building in Mandalay, Myanmar, following an earthquake.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84521 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/20250330ea5c35604a154ce88300854a900cbb6b_xxjpbee007008_20250330_cbmfn0a003.jpg\" alt=\"The earthquake hit the southeast Asian country on Friday, March 28, 2025.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84522 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/20250330ea5c35604a154ce88300854a900cbb6b_xxjpbee007008_20250330_cbmfn0a008.jpg\" alt=\"This photo shows rescue operations underway in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 29, 2025. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84525 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/20250330ea5c35604a154ce88300854a900cbb6b_xxjpbee007008_20250330_cbmfn0a006.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84524 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/20250330ea5c35604a154ce88300854a900cbb6b_xxjpbee007008_20250330_cbmfn0a007.jpg\" alt=\"Quake-affected people sit on the ground in the open after an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 29, 2025.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-84523 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/20250330ea5c35604a154ce88300854a900cbb6b_xxjpbee007008_20250330_cbmfn0a009.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A total of 1,644 people died, 3,408 were injured, and 139 remained missing in a powerful earthquake in Myanmar, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Saturday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000084526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[235],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-xinhua"],"bylines":[{"id":235,"name":"Xinhua","slug":"xinhua","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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