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Myanmar earthquake: The man mourning 170 loved ones

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More than 2,700 people have died in the quake which happened near Sagaing and Mandalay , Myanmar 's second city.

Three mosques collapsed, including the biggest one, Myoma , killing almost everyone inside.

Hundreds of kilometres away, the former imam of Myoma mosque, Soe Nay Oo, felt the quake in the Thai border town of Mae Sot .

He found out that around 170 of his relatives, friends and members of his congregation had died, mostly in the mosques .

Muslim community has had to move bodies of dead to Mandalay , crossing the Irrawaddy River .

Bodies are being left at Mandalay 's biggest mosque for burial.

Some have not been buried within 24 hours of their death per Islamic tradition.

At least 1,000 Muslims in the area have been affected who still need assistance.

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