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Myanmar-Thailand earthquake live updates: Death toll crosses 2,000 in Myanmar
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 1,000 people dead from Myanmar to Thailand.
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What caused the Myanmar earthquake - and why did it cause a building in Bangkok to collapse?
Even though Myanmar is a high risk region for earthquakes, damage to buildings has been widespread. On the other hand, Bangkok is not considered earthquake-prone. The Thai capital is more than 1,000km ...
Huge Myanmar Earthquake Collapses Bangkok High-Rise Building
Dozens of people were unaccounted for after a high-rise building under construction in Thailand's capital city Bangkok collapsed in two large earthquakes centered 600 miles away in Myanmar on Friday.
Myanmar’s military leader is in Thailand for talks on earthquake relief
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the leader of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, have ...
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Death toll in Myanmar earthquake nears 700, with hundreds more injured
Bangkok — The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to nearly 700 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed ...
Video shows land rights demonstration in Chiang Mai, not Bangkok rally against Myanmar leader
Protesters in Bangkok rallied against the Myanmar junta chief as he visited the city for a regional summit after a ...
WYSO20d
A major earthquake kills over 1,000 in Myanmar. Here's what we know
An injured man is rescued at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on Friday after an earthquake. In the past, Myanmar's government has been slow to accept outside aide, but Min ...
Boston Herald20d
Massive quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Hundreds feared dead
BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar on Friday, causing extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world’s poorest countries and prompting officials to warn that the ...
What to know about earthquakes like the one that hit Myanmar
A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar shook the Earth as far as Bangkok. Two hard-hit ...
Chicago Tribune20d
Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand and kills more than 150 people
BANGKOK — 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 ...
Malaysia PM to hold talks with Myanmar opposition after meeting junta chief
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will hold talks with a key Myanmar opposition group on Friday, a day after he met the ...
The Boston Globe20d
Massive quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Hundreds feared dead.
BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar on Friday, causing extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world’s poorest countries and prompting officials to warn that the ...