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More than 1000 so far .. The death toll from the Myanmar earth
The death toll from the Myanmar earthquake, which was 7.7 in Myanmar, jumped to more than a thousand dead today, Saturday, with more bodies recovered from the ruins of dozens of buildings that collapsed when the earthquake occurred near the second largest city in the country.
The government -led government in the country said in a statement that the earthquake killed 1002 people, while 2376 others were wounded, and there are 30 others missing.
The statement indicated that the numbers can rise, saying that “detailed numbers are still under assembly.”
The government -led government in the country said in a statement that the earthquake killed 1002 people, while 2376 others were wounded, and there are 30 others missing.
The statement indicated that the numbers can rise, saying that “detailed numbers are still under assembly.”
An improvised humanitarian crisis
Myanmar suffers from a long -term civil war, which has already caused a tremendous humanitarian crisis, has made mobility throughout the country difficult and dangerous, making relief efforts, and increasing fears of the death toll significantly.
The earthquake occurred in the middle of Friday and the earthquake center was close to Mandalay, and it was followed by several defeats, including a tremor of 6.4 degrees.
The earthquake caused the collapse of buildings in many areas, cracking roads, and bridges collapsed, as well as the explosion of a dam.
The earthquake occurred in the middle of Friday and the earthquake center was close to Mandalay, and it was followed by several defeats, including a tremor of 6.4 degrees.
The earthquake caused the collapse of buildings in many areas, cracking roads, and bridges collapsed, as well as the explosion of a dam.
In the neighboring Thailand, the earthquake struck the Greater Bangkok region, which is inhabited by about 17 million people, many of whom live in high-rise buildings- and other parts of the country.
The Bangkok city authorities said that six people have been killed so far, 26 wounded and 47 others are still missing, most of them at a construction site near the famous Chatwshak market in the capital.
The earthquake caused the collapse of a 33 -storey tall building built by a Chinese company for the benefit of the Thai government.
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