Horror in Myanmar: After the Quake

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The death toll from the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar is over 1000 so far. There are fears it will climb much higher. Desperate cries for help echo from collapsed buildings.

The quake devastated one of the world’s poorest nations.

It occurred at about 1:30 PM on Friday and was followed 11 minutes later by a 6.7 magnitude aftershock.

In neighboring Thailand, the quake killed eight people, and 100 are missing. Many of them are trapped in the debris of a 33 storied building in Bangkok.

There is limited information from Myanmar. It’s a reclusive state, run by a military government, in one video verified by NBC News, a group of monks crouched beside the crumbled remains of a clock tower. Another building collapsed in the distance. A Buddhist monastery crumbled into pieces, and in Pindaya, hospitals are overwhelmed with the injured.

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Taras Bulba
1 month ago

Myanmar has one of the world’s longest running ongoing civil wars. God is not happy with Myanmar.