Naypyidaw, Mar 28 (UNI) The death toll from the earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 20, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing a hospital in Mandalay.

Earlier reports by the newspaper indicated that 13 people were killed in the disaster and at least 200 others were injured.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar on Friday, with tremors felt in five neighboring countries, including Thailand.

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