Myanmar's junta says there will be a ceasefire from April 2 to 22 to facilitate search and recovery efforts after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocked the country.
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00:00Myanmar's ruling military has announced a temporary ceasefire in the country's civil war
00:05after last week's magnitude 7.7 earthquake.
00:30The junta has faced accusations of continuing strikes against pro-democracy rebel groups
00:39and blocking aid deliveries following the quake.
00:42The halt in fighting comes after days of pressure from international aid organizations.
00:47These groups have been calling for urgent access to essential needs, including food,
00:51water, shelter and medicine.
00:53The death toll from the quake has now surpassed 3,000 people, with more than 4,500 reported
00:59injured by state media.