BANGKOK —&nbsp;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 moments emerged: Two hundred Buddhist monks crushed by a collapsing monastery. Fifty children killed when a preschool classroom crumbled. Seven hundred Muslims struck while praying at mosques for Ramadan.

The quake could exacerbate hunger and disease outbreaks in a country that was already one of the world’s most challenging places for humanitarian groups to operate{ai:summary}<p>The death toll from last week's earthquake in Myanmar has exceeded 2,000, according to state media. Reports detail tragic losses, including 200 Buddhist monks in a collapsing monastery, 50 children in a preschool, and 700 Muslims killed while praying during Ramadan. #society</p>

Earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis as death toll passes 2,000

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