14 Chinese nationals injured in Myanmar earthquake: Chinese embassy

YANGON -- Fourteen Chinese nationals were injured in Friday's earthquake in Myanmar, the Chinese embassy in Myanmar confirmed on Sunday.

The embassy said it would send staff to Yangon People's Hospital to visit Chinese nationals who had been transferred from severely-hit Mandalay for treatment.

Around 1,700 people have been killed so far in the 7.7-magnitude earthquake, according to Myanmar's authorities.