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Search and rescue operations are currently underway in the affected areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement also warned that casualty numbers could increase further, with Mandalay, Myanmar\u2019s second-largest city near the earthquake\u2019s epicenter, suffering the most damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Abdulsalam Khoja<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Authorities in Myanmar announced on Saturday that the death toll from the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Friday, and was felt in neighboring nations, has risen to 1,002. 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