The first figures released by official sources have confirmed a death toll of at least 144 from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday around noon. In televised remarks on Friday night, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of the country’s military junta, reported that 96 people had been killed in Naypyitaw, 18 in Sagaing Region, and 30 in Kyaukse Township, Mandalay Region. He added that the death toll is expected to rise in the coming hours.Widespread reports have emerged of damage to homes and numerous injuries and fatalities in Pyinmana Township outside Naypyitaw, the military junta’s administrative capital, as well as in Mandalay Region and Shan State.Footage from social media showed collapsed buildings at Thapyaygone Market and elsewhere in the capital city.The initial death toll does not include figures from inside the city of Mandalay, the country’s second-largest. . .
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