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More than 150 people are dead after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay in Myanmar and rocked neighboring Thailand.
The New York Times |
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar, causing buildings to collapse and a high number of casualties in the region.
The New York Times |
Videos posted on social media, and confirmed by The New York Times, showed one building that had been under construction collapsing.
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BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, a bridge and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. At least eight died in the Thai capital, where a high-rise under construction collapsed.
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CNN on MSNUnanswered phones and a desperate wait outside the shattered Bangkok high-rise toppled by Myanmar quakeAnxious loved ones waited outside a twisted mass of metal and concrete in the heart of Thailand’s capital on Saturday as rescuers searched for dozens of missing workers and the city confronted the aftermath of a rare and powerful earthquake that set skyscrapers swaying and rattled millions of residents.
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 150 people dead and dozens missing from Myanmar to Thailand.
Southeast Asia is reeling from a pair of devastating events, as a powerful earthquake in Myanmar leaves a trail of death and destruction, while rescuers in neighboring Thailand scramble to find survivors after a building collapse in Bangkok.
At least eight people are dead and 117 missing after a skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand, collapsed following the quake in Myanmar
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European governments have updated their travel advice for tourists in the area and with upcoming trips. View on euronews
More than 150 people have died after a powerful earthquake hit Myanmar and rattled Thailand, but the extent of the casualties is still emerging as crews try to find people who are missing. Follow for live news updates.
Myanmar's junta chief announced that the earthquake's death toll has risen to 144, with over 700 people injured, according to AFP.
A construction worker told Saturday how he cheated death when a Bangkok skyscraper collapsed "in the blink of an eye" after a massive earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand. Tearful family members gathered at the remains of the 30-storey building,