BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,145 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, the military-led government said, and humanitarian aid groups scrambled to provide survivors medical care and shelter.

Myanmar's military rulers have kept journalists out since the devastating earthquake, so CBS News' partners at the BBC went undercover to reveal the scale of the disaster.

The death toll in Myanmar has surpassed 3,000, with more than 4,500 people injured, according to state television MRTV. Yet relief aid is proceeding slowly, as humanitarian groups say the military government has blocked access to some quake-stricken areas.

Myanmar’s ruling military has announced a temporary ceasefire in operations against armed opponents effective April 2 to April 22 following last week’s deadly earthquake, state-run MRTV said on Wednesday.

Myanmar's ostracised leader Min Aung Hlaing will leave his disaster-stricken country for a rare trip to a regional summit, as aid groups called for restrictions to be eased to reach quake survivors.

The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said Monday, as accounts of some people’s last

Dr Sian Williams presents the DEC Myanmar Earthquake Appeal

Myanmar's deadliest natural disaster in years has strengthened the position of ruling general Min Aung Hlaing.

Two rescue dogs in Thailand switched roles briefly on Wednesday to provide emotional support following five days spent sniffing for signs of life in a mountain of rubble left after a tower crumbled in last week's earthquake.

Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

Rescue crews in Myanmar pulled a 26-year-old man out alive from the rubble of a capital city hotel after nearly 108 hours, but most teams were finding only bodies five days after a massive earthquake

Rescuers pulled two men alive from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar’s capital on Wednesday and a third from a guesthouse in another city, five days after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

The surprise announcement by the unelected government said the halt in fighting would run until April 22 to show compassion for people affected by last week's quake.

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has also rejected calls for a ceasefire to facilitate the delivery of desperately needed relief supplies.

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