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Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 3,300 as UN calls for help

The UN's top aid official described destruction in Myanmar's city of Mandalay as 'staggering' [Sai Aung Main/AFP]

The death toll from a major earthquake in Myanmar has risen above 3,300 as the United Nations aid chief made a renewed call for the world to help the disaster-struck nation.

The magnitude 7.7 quake that struck the Southeast Asian nation on March 28 resulted in 3,354 deaths and 4,508 people injured, with 220 others missing, according to new figures published by state media on Saturday.

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