Death toll from Myanmar quake hits 26: Red Cross

November 13, 2012 16:02

A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar at the weekend has left 26 people dead, 12 others missing and about 230 injured, according to a new toll given by the Red Cross today. "In total, 26 people have died so far," Myanmar Red Cross Society deputy general secretary Aung Kyaw Htut told AFP.

"We have provided tarpaulin sheets to some of the victims and they are staying in temporary shelters." Previously the toll had stood at 13 dead, according to aid agencies. The Red Cross said 251 houses were destroyed in Sunday's quake, which sent terrified people running from their homes in the country's second-biggest city of Mandalay and surrounding villages.

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