Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as more bodies are recovered

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed.

Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as more bodies are recovered
Buddhist monks walk past a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Saturday.

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed.

(Image credit: Aung Shine Oo)