Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000
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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.
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Myanmar's ostracised leader Min Aung Hlaing will leave his disaster-stricken country on Thursday for a rare trip to a regional summit, state TV said, as aid groups called for restrictions to be eased...
CNN |
Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
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Dr. Lucy Jones, renowned seismologist, joined ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath to talk about the causes and impact of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday.
It sent buildings in many areas toppling to the ground, buckled roads, caused bridges to collapse and burst a dam.
The death toll from last week's 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar rose to 3,085 people as of Thursday morning, according to the country's military government.
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Shunned by most world leaders since leading a 2021 coup that overthrew an elected government, Min Aung Hlaing’s rare foreign trip exploits a window opened by the earthquake to ramp up diplomacy
Aid groups in the worst-hit areas of Myanmar said there was an urgent need for shelter, food and water after an earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people.
The 7.7 magnitude quake hit Friday, with the epicenter near Myanmar’s second-largest city of Mandalay. It damaged the city’s airport, buckled roads and collapsed hundreds of buildings along a wide swath down the country’s center.
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The Weather Channel on MSNMyanmar Earthquake Death Toll Tops 2,700; Dozens Still Missing In Bangkok, ThailandA powerful earthquake and numerous strong aftershocks struck the Asian countries of Thailand and Myanmar, destroying buildings and leaving hundreds dead.
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France 24 on MSNMyanmar junta chief heads to Bangkok summit as earthquake death toll passes 3,000The leader of Myanmar's junta Min Aung Hlaing is set to travel to Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit to address the response to the deadly earthquake that rocked his country nearly one week ago.
The confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644 on Saturday, a sharp rise compared to the 1,002 announced just hours earlier,