KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian rescuers have recovered two more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed Buddhist temple, as frantic efforts continue in the search for survivors, more than five days after a powerful earthquake struck Myanmar.

The earthquake rattled Myanmar on March 28.

Myanmar's military government reports that the disaster has claimed the lives of over 2,700 people, with more than 4,500 others injured.

Members of the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) deployed to Myanmar's Sagaing region recovered another two bodies – a father and son – yesterday, who had been crushed by concrete slabs.

"A father was tightly holding his child, but the weight of the building's walls and floor proved too much to bear," the team said in a Facebook post.

Rescuers took four hours to bore through cement to retrieve the bodies.

After using nearly all of their special rescue equipment, the body of a 39-year-old father was successfully recovered, along with his 8-year-old child, and handed over to family members.

The 50-member Smart team, which arrived in Myanmar on March 30, has so far pulled out six bodies in total.

Myanmar is currently reeling from the aftermath of a massive earthquake. The 7.7-magnitude tremor was felt across neighbouring regions, including Thailand and southwest China.