Chinese teams race against time in Myanmar quake relief

Members from a Chinese rescue team search for survivors at a quake site in Mandalay city, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. (China News Service/Chen Yongnuo)

The death toll from Friday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 2,056, with approximately 3,900 people injured and nearly 270 reported missing, according to the country's State Administration Council Information Team on Monday.

Members from a Chinese rescue team search for survivors at a quake site in Mandalay city, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. (China News Service/Chen Yongnuo)

Members from a Chinese rescue team search for survivors at a quake site in Mandalay city, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. (China News Service/Chen Yongnuo)