Myanmar quake death toll surpasses 3,000

The death toll from a major earthquake in Myanmar has risen above 3,000, the government said on Thursday.

A statement from the government spokesperson said that 3,085 deaths had been confirmed, with 341 people still missing and 4,715 injured, six days after the shallow 7.7-magnitude quake.

Rescue and aid workers had arrived from 17 countries, with nearly 1,000 tons of supplies and relief materials.

“We have been continuing search and rescue work, we would like to express special gratitude for the hard work of the international community and medical teams,” the spokesperson added.

It should be noted that Pakistan has sent a plane with 35 tons of relief aid to Myanmar.The first aid consignment comprising tents, blankets, foot items, medicines, water modules and others were on board the plane which took off the Islamabad International Airport.

The development came a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to send relief aid to the quake-hit country on urgent basis.