Myanmar quake survivors lack food, shelter as death toll tops 2,700

Aid groups urge military to let supplies reach all parts of war-torn country

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Patients lie on beds inside the compound of Mandalay General Hospital in Myanmar. © Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) -- Aid groups in the worst-hit areas of Myanmar said there was an urgent need for shelter, food and water after an earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, but said the country's civil war could prevent help reaching those in need.

The death toll had reached 2,719 and is expected to rise to more than 3,000, Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing said in a televised address on Tuesday. He said 4,521 people were injured, and 441 were missing.

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