Mandalay Earthquake: Death Toll Rises

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Mandalay was the 'city of gold'. Now it reeks of dead bodies

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Death toll from the quake and a series of aftershocks has climbed past 2,700 , with 4,521 injured and hundreds missing.

Residents in the country's second most populous city say they have spent sleepless nights wandering the streets in despair as food and water supplies dwindle.

Crematoriums close to Mandalay have been overwhelmed, while authorities have been running out of body bags.

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have urged the junta to allow aid workers immediate access to quake-stricken areas.

The junta has also drawn criticism for continuing to open fire on villages even as the country reels from the disaster.

Local media in Sagaing , the earthquake's epicentre, have reported restrictions imposed by military authorities.

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