At Least 1,600 Dead in Massive 7.7 Earthquake

UPDATE: The death toll has now risen to 1,644, the country's military leadership says, while the number of injured has gone up to 3,408, with 139 missing.

ORIGINAL POST: The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar continues to escalate with more than 1,000 dead as bodies continue to be pulled from the rubble.

The nation's second-largest city was decimated by the earthquake which sent skyscrapers tumbling to the ground in a terrifying video. In a statement from the nation's military-led government...