Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble

BANGKOK (AP) — 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 when it struck near the country’s second-largest city. The country’s military-led government said in a statement that 1,002 people have now been found dead and another 2,376 injured, with 30 others missing. The statement suggested the numbers could still rise, saying "detailed figures are still being collected." Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in the throes of a prolonged civil war, which is already…