Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000
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In Myanmar, the death toll has climbed to 2,056, with more than 3,900 people injured and 270 people reported missing, according to the Myanmar Military Junta.
From ABC News
Despite a big advantage in numbers and weaponry, the military government of Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has lost control of much of the country to pro-democracy fighters and ethnic minority guerrillas...
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Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Search teams pulled more bodies from the ruins of buildings on Friday, a week after a massive earthquake rocked Myanmar killing more than 3,100 people, as the focus turns toward the urgent humanitarian needs in a country that was already devastated by civil war.
After a earthquake rocked Myanmar, the head of its military junta has traveled to Bangkok in a rare foreign trip to meet Asian leaders for a summit. Myanmar's opposition said the junta should not be welcomed abroad.
Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions.
A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,600 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures. Even though the south-east Asian nation is a high risk region for earthquakes, neighbouring Thailand and China - which were also affected by the quake - are not.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Administration Council and Prime Minister of Myanmar, on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok.
ONE Friday Fights 102 was set to take place in Bangkok at Lumpinee Stadium. But a massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar late Thursday, and the effects have been widespread already – including in Bangkok, more than 600 miles away.
Myanmar's military is limiting humanitarian aid in numerous earthquake areas, the United Nations human rights office has said.
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Asianet Newsable on MSN'Murderer not welcome!' Myanmar junta leader faces Bangkok protests as quake-hit nation suffers (WATCH)Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing was met with fiery protests in Bangkok on Friday as he participated in a regional summit, drawing condemnation from rights groups and citizens alike for his presence abroad while his country grapples with a catastrophic earthquake and an ongoing civil war.