Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000
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In Myanmar, the death toll has climbed to 2,056, with more than 3,900 people injured and 270 people reported missing, according to the Myanmar Military Junta.
Reuters |
Civil war in Myanmar, where a military junta seized power in a coup in 2021, was complicating efforts to reach those injured and made homeless by the Southeast Asian nation's biggest quake in a centu...
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Bangkok, Myanmar and earthquake
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A 33-story high-rise under construction even collapsed.
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Hospitals in Myanmar, many of which have been damaged by the earthquake, are overwhelmed by the surge of casualties, Margaret Harris from the World Health Organisation (WHO) tells BBC News.
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Poorly paid migrant workers from Myanmar have built many of Bangkok’s glittering high-rises, including the one that collapsed in Friday’s earthquake.
All leaders of member countries of the BIMSTEC grouping are still scheduled to join this week's summit in Bangkok, although the attendance of Myanmar's junta leader remains unclear after an earthquake in that country,
Startled residents were evacuated down staircases of high-rise condominiums and hotels in Bangkok. In Myanmar's Naypyitaw, the quake damaged religious shrines and some homes.
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, causing widespread damage. These photos show the devastating impact.
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake impacted much of Southeast Asia on Friday, with mounting casualties and leveled buildings from Myanmar to Thailand. The epicenter was in Mandalay, Myanmar, the country's second-largest city. Even Bangkok, some 600 miles away, saw damage from the quake, including the collapse of a skyscraper under construction.
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake and an aftershock measuring 6.4 rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, bringing down buildings and disrupting power supplies and transport services.
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Officers questioned four Chinese men who were found removing 32 files from containers behind the collapsed building, a police official said.