Myanmar quake deaths reach 2,719, likely to exceed 3,000, junta chief says

A man walks past a collapsed building in Mandalay on April 1, 2025, a few days after the deadly Myanmar earthquake.  (Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
A man walks past a collapsed building in Mandalay on April 1, 2025, a few days after the deadly Myanmar earthquake. (Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)

The death toll from a major earthquake last week in Myanmar is at 2,719, the chief of the ruling junta says, with the figure expected to exceed 3,000.

In a speech carried on state television, Min Aung Hlaing says also said there were 4,521 people injured and 441 missing after Friday’s 7.7 magnitude quake.

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