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LA Times |
At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage.
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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Violent Earthquake Kills Scores in Myanmar, Rocks Bangkok Hundreds of Miles Away
BANGKOK—A series of earthquakes rocked central Myanmar on Friday, killing scores of people, causing widespread destruction in some of the war-torn country’s biggest cities and shaking skyscrapers hundreds of miles away in neighboring Thailand.
Massive quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Hundreds feared dead
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.
Powerful Earthquake Rocks Myanmar and Thailand, Killing More Than 150 People
At least two people have been found dead and an unknown number remain buried in the rubble of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed in Bangkok.
Deadly Earthquake Shakes Southeast Asia
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar, causing buildings to collapse and a high number of casualties in the region.
Powerful earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand, killing at least 150 and injuring hundreds
The scale of destruction was unclear in Myanmar, where the military government keeps a tight hold on information. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated thousands could be dead.
Search for survivors after Thailand-Myanmar earthquakes topple buildings
Two violent earthquakes rocked Southeast Asia, killing at least 144 people in Myanmar, and at least 10 people in Bangkok, Thailand's capital. Anna Coren has the latest.
Myanmar Quake Causes Chaos in Bangkok
In Bangkok, a building that had been under construction collapsed, killing at least three people, while dozens of workers remained stuck in the rubble.
About 150 reported dead as major earthquake jolts Myanmar, Thailand
A powerful earthquake centred in Myanmar rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing more than 140 people in that country, according to state media, and toppling buildings across a wide area.
Dozens Missing After 33-Story Skyscraper Topples in Bangkok
Several people were killed in a building collapse and dozens more were missing as of Friday evening in Thailand, the authorities said.

earthquake, Bangkok and Myanmar

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The military junta that has ruled Myanmar since its 2021 coup made a rare appeal for international assistance, declaring a state of emergency across six regions.
Reuters |
A strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, and people rushed out of buildings in panic in Yangon and also in Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand, witnesses said.

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'People are screaming help me': Myanmar earthquake survivors describe horror
A rescuer in Mandalay said he was digging through rubble with bare hands after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar.
Strong Earthquake in Central Myanmar, Panic in Bangkok
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Myanmar, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Friday, while hundreds of people poured out of buildings in the Thai capital Bangkok after the tremors.
People wait anxiously on the streets after strong earthquake shocks Bangkok
People waited anxiously outside buildings after a high-rise building under construction in Bangkok collapsed when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and neighboring Myanmar midday on Friday, police said,
Powerful Myanmar earthquake kills dozens, also hits Thailand
A powerful earthquake killed dozens of people in Myanmar on Friday, according to state media, toppling buildings and damaging infrastructure over a wide area.
Myanmar-Thailand earthquake live updates: Casualties expected to rise amid search
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 150 people dead from Myanmar to Thailand.
Earthquakes in Myanmar and Thailand kill dozens, leave workers trapped under toppled Bangkok skyscraper
Powerful earthquakes hit Myanmar and Thailand, killing dozens and trapping workers under the rubble of a toppled Bangkok skyscraper that was under construction.
'We're digging people out with our bare hands': Hunt for survivors as Myanmar quake kills at least 144
At least 144 people have died in Myanmar after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake, felt by Thailand and other neighbouring countries.
Head of Myanmar’s military government gives statement on powerful quake
The head of Myanmar's military government has declared a state of emergency, saying 144 people were killed and 732 injured in Friday's earthquake.
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Myanmar’s military junta makes rare plea for help after powerful earthquake kills scores with toll expected to rise
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar of Friday, killing scores of people and prompting the country’s military junta to make a rare plea for international assistance.
Earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand, killing over 150 people
A powerful earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling buildings in Myanmar.
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Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Rises To 694, IAF Aircraft Carrying Relief Material Reaches Yangon
The death toll from the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has reached 694 while 1,670 people are injured, said the junta. The quake hit the central Myanmar city of Mandalay on Friday sending strong tremors in Thailand where three people died.
Huge earthquake causes death and destruction in Myanmar and Thailand
More than 150 people have been killed and hundreds injured, but the death toll could rise into the thousands as rescue operations get underway in Myanmar, where the quake was centred.
What We Know About the Earthquake in Myanmar
The earthquake shook buildings in neighboring Thailand and China, and rattled bridges and homes as far away as Vietnam. At least 23 people have died, and the death toll is expected to rise, especially in Myanmar, where the injured are arriving at hospitals in the country’s second-largest city, Mandalay.
How vulnerable is Myanmar to earthquakes? Science of damage explained
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive damage in that country and also shook neighbouring Thailand on Friday.
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