Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Jumps To Over 1,000 As More Bodies Recovered From Rubble

Officials suggested that numbers could still rise after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Myanmar's second-largest city.

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-led government says more than 1,000 have now been reported dead from a devastating earthquake that struck near the country’s second-largest city.

According to the latest figures, 1,002 people have been found dead since the Friday earthquake that hit Mandalay, the military government said in a statement.

Another 2,376 have been reported injured and 30 more are missing, it said.

The statement suggested the numbers could still rise, saying “detailed figures are still being collected.”

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.