The death toll from the earthquake in Myanmar has increased to 1,644 people.

The death toll from the powerful earthquake in Myanmar has reached 1,644 people. This was reported by the Xinhua News Agency on March 29.

According to the resource, 3408 people were injured, 139 more are missing.

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The consequences of the rampant disaster were felt by several countries in the region

On March 29, it became known that underground oil pipelines and power lines were damaged as a result of the earthquake. Highways were also destroyed.

On March 28, two earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 were recorded in Myanmar. The epicenter of one of them was located 31 km northwest of the city of Mandalay, and the second was 19 km south of the city of Sagaing.