Myanmar quake deaths surpass 2,000 as 72-hour window ends

Search and rescue operations continued in central Myanmar on Monday in the wake of last week's magnitude 7.7 earthquake, with the junta saying the death toll had risen to over 2,000 and more than 3,900 injured as the critical 72-hour window to find survivors closed.Many people are believed to be still trapped under rubble in Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, near the epicenter of the powerful quake that hit in the early afternoon on Friday.Amid shortages of heavy machinery, residents continued search and rescue efforts, clearing debris from damaged houses and other buildings in t…READ FULL ARTICLE