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Francis Wade


3 April 2025

Myanmar after the Earthquake

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on 28 March, followed minutes later by one almost as big, was the strongest in over a century. It sent multistorey buildings across Mandalay and nearby towns crashing to the ground, and caused devastation as far away as Bangkok, six hundred miles to the south. More than three thousand people have been confirmed dead in Myanmar, and unknown numbers are still missing. In Bangkok, rescuers continue to pull people from the rubble of a collapsed skyscraper.

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