YANGON -- The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake in Myanmar has reached 2,719, with 4,521 people injured and 441 others still missing, the country's State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing said during a cash donation ceremony for quake victims held in Nay Pyi Daw on Tuesday, according to the local media reports.

MANDALAY, Myanmar -- Chinese rescue teams are continuing to work in the hard-hit Mandalay in central Myanmar following the 7.9-magnitude temblor last week, and have so far saved eight survivors as of 08:00 local time on Tuesday in the country.

The China Search and Rescue Team saved four survivors, the Yunnan Rescue Medical Team rescued one survivor, and other civil emergency forces rescued three and assisted the China Search and Rescue Team.

KUNMING -- The Yunnan branch of the Blue Sky Rescue, a Chinese civil relief squad, dispatched two additional groups, totaling 20 volunteers, to neighboring Myanmar on Tuesday to form a 44-member task force aiding earthquake relief operations.

The two teams, both departing from an airport in the city of Mangshi, Southwest China's Yunnan province, will arrive in Myanmar on Tuesday afternoon, and are equipped with life detectors and demolition tools, according to Zhu Minyun, head of the Yunnan branch.

Rescue and medical teams from across the Asia-Pacific region are continuing relief and search operations in Myanmar, helping the nation recover from Friday's devastating magnitude 7.9 earthquake.

When a powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, Cao Lei, a Myanmar language teacher in China, quickly volunteered to translate distress messages, helping relay critical information to rescue teams.

"After the earthquake, many Chinese rescue workers struggled to quickly and accurately understand Myanmar language distress messages from those affected in Myanmar," said Cao, who teaches at Tianjin Foreign Studies University. "Prompt translation improves rescue efficiency and helps victims escape more swiftly."

Multiple rescue teams from China have rescued six survivors, including a pregnant woman, in earthquake-hit Myanmar as of 8 am local time on Monday, as the first group of emergency humanitarian aid from China arrived in the Southeast Asian country.

South Asian nations extended condolences and offered assistance to Myanmar and Thailand, joining moves by several other countries around the world particularly China, in showing solidarity following the devastating March 28 earthquake.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Monday that the Chinese rescue forces have saved six people in earthquake-hit Myanmar, vowing that China will do its best to search and rescue the survivors, treat the injured, and ensure that aid supplies reach those affected in the disaster zone.

"After the earthquake, China immediately launched the emergency response mechanism and has done everything possible to provide emergency services and consular protection," Guo told a daily news briefing.

YANGON -- The death toll from Friday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 2,056, with approximately 3,900 people injured and nearly 270 reported missing, according to the country's State Administration Council Information Team on Monday.

YANGON -- The death toll of Chinese nationals from Myanmar's earthquake has risen to three, as 14 other Chinese citizens were injured till 18:00 Beijing time on Monday, the Chinese embassy in Myanmar confirmed.

KUNMING -- Southwest China's Yunnan province sent more relief supplies worth 1 million yuan (about $139,310) to Myanmar on Monday after a massive earthquake struck the Southeast Asian country last Friday.