Burma earthquake death toll rises to 3,085, humanitarian crisis deepens

More than 3,000 people have now died from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Burma last week, which destroyed thousands of buildings and sent the war-torn country into a deeper humanitarian crisis. 

Burma’s military-led government announced that the death toll from Friday’s earthquake rose to 3,085, while 4,715 people were injured and another 341 are missing. 

"With infrastructure compromised and patient numbers surging, access to health care has become nearly impossible in many...