Myanmar declares week of mourning as quake toll passes 2,000, hopes fade for survivors

People take a picture as machinery is used to clear the rubble at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok on March 31, 2025. [AFP]

Myanmar declared a week of national mourning on Monday for the country's devastating earthquake, as the death toll passed 2,000 and hopes faded of finding more survivors in the rubble of ruined buildings.

National flags will fly at half-mast until April 6 "in sympathy for the loss of life and damages" from Friday's massive 7.7-magnitude quake, the ruling junta said in a statement.