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a satellite set its long-range camera on the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, not far from the epicenter of Friday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southeast Asian country’s second-largest ...
From The Associated Press
Across Myanmar, more than 1,600 people were confirmed dead and more than 3,000 were injured in an earthquake that struck on Friday. It was the worst quake there in over a century.
From The New York Times
At least 1,700 people are now confirmed dead in Myanmar after what was the largest earthquake to hit the war-ravaged country in more than a century, authorities say.
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Thailand Probes Collapse of Only Skyscraper to Crumble in Quake
The collapse of a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok — the lone building to crash during the massive earthquake last week — has become the center of Thai investigations as questions swirl around the construction and quality of the materials used by a joint venture of Thai-Chinese contractors.
Golden rescue window closing three days after quake kills more than 1,700 in Myanmar and Thailand. Here’s what we know
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Thai watchdog had flagged concerns over building that collapsed in earthquake
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BBC Verify: What satellite images reveal about Myanmar's quake
The military government in Myanmar has said at least 2,000 people were killed in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit last Friday. "A death toll over 10,000 is a strong possibility," according to the US Geological Survey.
Earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000
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.
US aid response in Myanmar faces hurdles after staff cuts
The U.S. State Department on Monday said that a U.S. Agency for International Development team was heading to Myanmar to help identify the country's most pressing needs in the wake of a devastating earthquake that killed at least 2,
Trump’s USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquake
Three days after the quake, there are no U.S. teams on the ground in Myanmar, a stark illustration of how Trump has upended America’s role in disaster response.
Myanmar grapples with quake devastation as Thais probe building collapse
Thai authorities see "something suspicious" in Bangkok building collapse as earthquake devastation in Myanmar comes slowly into focus.
Earthquake compounds humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, where death toll has passed 1,700
A government spokesman told state-run MRTV that another 3,400 have been injured and more than 300 were missing.
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Myanmar Quake Death Toll Rises to 1,644 as Resistance Movement Announces Partial Cease-Fire
B ANGKOK — A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military. The country's death toll from the disaster soared to 1,644.
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Death Toll Passes 2,000 After Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Hits Myanmar, Among the Most Powerful Quakes in the Region Since 1900
The natural disaster compounds humanitarian concerns in a country already in the throes of a devastating civil war
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