The death toll from the earthquake in Myanmar has exceeded 1,600 people

The death toll from the earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 1,644 people, with more than 3,400 injured

This was reported by Xinhua news agency, citing the press service of Myanmar's State Administrative Council.

According to its information, 139 people are missing.

Earlier, it was reported that 1,002 people had died and 2,376 were injured.

Recall that on the morning of March 28, two earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.9 and 6.4 occurred in Myanmar. Then on March 29, a third earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 occurred. As a result of the incident, houses were destroyed, as well as a bridge connecting the cities of Sagaing and Mandalay, and the international airports of Mandalay and Naypyidaw were also severely damaged.