Myanmar earthquake death toll exceeds 1000

The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to 1,002, according to the country’s military.

There are 2,376 people injured and 30 missing, the military said, BBC reported.

Back in Bangkok, Thai officials said they’ve seen signs of life for the 15 people still missing under the rubble at the Chatuhak high-rise collapse.

Workers plan to use heavy machinery to remove the collapsed building parts as soon as possible.

Authorities say they’ve also received 2,000 reports of high-rise buildings potentially affected by the quake - with engineers being sent out to inspect cracks today.

Earlier, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Myanmar on Friday, March 28, causing extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world’s poorest countries and prompting officials to warn that the initial death toll was updated to 694 dead, 1,670 injured.