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Christian relief groups say the military junta has slowed humanitarian efforts after the 7.7 magnitude quake.
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Time is running out to find any additional survivors of Friday's powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand, killing more than 2,800 people.

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Aid Struggles to Reach Myanmar Earthquake Victims
The death toll in Myanmar has surpassed 3,000, with more than 4,500 people injured, according to state television MRTV. Yet relief aid is proceeding slowly, as humanitarian groups say the military government has blocked access to some quake-stricken areas.
A Myanmar reading list, as earthquake toll passes 3,600
The official death toll from Myanmar’s earthquake disaster has surpassed 3,600, with more than 5,000 people injured and 160 still missing, as international rescue efforts wind down amid a relief effort hampered by extreme weather.
Rescue efforts from Myanmar's deadly earthquake wind down as death toll hits 3,600
Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar's devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down Monday, as rescue efforts were supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity. The death toll surpassed 3,
Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Hits 3,600 As Rescue Efforts Wind Down
International rescue teams have started returning home as rescue efforts from the March 28 earthquake have started winding down and the focus turns to recovery for the millions of people impacted.
In Myanmar, internet shutdowns hinder earthquake aid response
More than a week since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, turning buildings into concrete mortuaries where many of the 3,500 confirmed casualties still lie entombed, families do not yet know whether loved ones are among them.
Myanmar earthquake: Why is it difficult to know the details?
Myanmar is considered one of the world’s most geologically active areas and prone to serious natural disasters. We speak to Stephen Hicks, a seismologist and research at University College London, about why earthquakes are so hard to predict.
In Mandalay, Desperate Rescue Efforts and Sinking Hopes
Volunteers gathered to help, some coming in from other cities, to do whatever they could in the city near the epicenter of the powerful quake.
As Myanmar earthquake deaths top 3,000, BBC goes undercover to reveal devastation near epicenter in Mandalay
Myanmar's military rulers have kept journalists out since the devastating earthquake, so CBS News' partners at the BBC went undercover to reveal the scale of the disaster.
Myanmar Earthquake: Mandalay Hit Hardest In Powerful Quake With Over 2,000 Killed
As of Thursday, the death toll across the country from the earthquake has risen to 3,145, with 4,589 others injured and 221 missing, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting the Myanmar Radio and Television.
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The hundreds of lives trapped under the rubble in Mandalay, the Buddhist heart of Myanmar shattered by the earthquake
The earthquake leaves over 1,700 dead. "All temples and pagodas have collapsed," says a Mandalay resident, the country's second-largest city and the most devastated by the earthquake. In the heart of Myanmar,
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An Earthquake and a Perfect Storm in Myanmar
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Body removed from Mandalay monastery after earthquake
Rescue workers at the U Hla Thein monastery said 270 monks were taking a religious exam when the quake hit, decimating the monastery. 70 were able to escape, but 50 have already been found dead and 150 are still unaccounted for.
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Myanmar cardinal describes earthquake as ‘330 atomic bombs’
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo said the 7.7-magnitude earthquake of March 28 has brought “apocalyptic scenes and experiences” to Myanmar.
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