The toll from Myanmar’s earthquake continued to rise on Sunday, as foreign rescue teams and aid rushed into the impoverished country, where hospitals were overwhelmed and some communities scrambled to mount rescue efforts with limited resources.

The number of people killed in Myanmar's earthquake grew on Sunday as international rescue crews and relief supplies poured into the impoverished country, where hospitals were overcrowded and several villages were struggling to conduct rescue operations with little funding, Firstpost reported.

The 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar's largest in a century, rattled the war-torn Southeast Asian nation on Friday, killing around 1,700 people, injuring 3,400, and leaving more than 300 missing as of Sunday, according to the military administration.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the junta head, cautioned that the death toll could grow, says to state media, three days after making a rare plea for foreign assistance, according to the Firstpost.

Myanmar's neighbours, India, China, and Thailand, have donated relief items and teams, as have Malaysia, Singapore, and Russia. However, inhabitants of Mandalay and Sagaing stated that international relief had yet to come, raising concerns about a serious food, electricity, and water shortage.

The United States pledged $2 million in aid “through Myanmar-based humanitarian assistance organizations” and said in a statement that an emergency response team from USAID, which is undergoing massive cuts under the Trump administration, is deploying to Myanmar.The military council has denied international journalists' requests to document the disaster, claiming a scarcity of water, electricity, and hotels, Firstpost reported.

According to the US Geological Survey's forecast modeling, Myanmar's death toll might eventually reach 10,000, with losses exceeding the country's yearly economic output.