25 h. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000, as health system ‘overwhelmed’

WHO warns there is urgent need for care capacity, while US agency says number of dead could eventually exceed 10,000The fallout from Myanmar’s earthquake has overwhelmed parts of the healthcare system, the World Health Organization has said, as the official death toll rose to more than 2,000, with many more missing.Rescue operations faced “significant obstacles including damaged roads, collapsed bridges, unstable communications and the complexities related to civil conflict”, the WHO said in an update. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Survivors continue to be pulled from Myanmar earthquake rubble 60 hours after disaster

Four survivors were pulled from a collapsed school and one from a hotel as rescue missions continue

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47 h. ago ‘Wherever I looked I saw collapsed buildings’: Myanmar quake rescuers and medics struggle with size of task

After two days there are still not enough teams to find dead bodies or sufficient equipment to sift through debrisThe scale of devastation in central Myanmar is unlike anything rescue workers or medics have seen before, even in a country that has endured more than four years of brutal conflict.In Sagaing, buildings have collapsed almost everywhere after Friday’s earthquake. Even the provincial fire department building has been destroyed, damaging all the rescue machinery and vehicles inside. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Moment earthquake victim trapped under rubble is rescued ALIVE after terrifying 40

The man was pulled out from under the rubble of a collapsed building in the capital Naypyidaw by rescue teams from Singapore and Myanmar on Sunday, the country's army-run TV reported.

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58 h. ago Myanmar earthquake: Death toll passes 1,600 as rescue efforts hampered by civil war and collapsed infrastructure

At least 1,644 people have so far been reported dead and over 3,400 missing

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3 d. ago Myanmar earthquake: Bangkok rescuers search collapsed building as Myanmar death toll exceeds 1,000

Rescuers are continuing to search for survivors of a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake which struck the centre of Myanmar, and also sent tremors to Thailand and China.

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3 d. ago Watch live: Rescuers search collapsed Bangkok building as Myanmar earthquake death toll exceeds 1,000

Watch live as rescuers search the site of a building collapse in Bangkok, after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in the centre of Myanmar also sent tremors to Thailand and China.

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3 d. ago Myanmar earthquake: death toll rises to more than 1,000 as search for survivors continues

True scale of disaster yet to emerge and toll expected to rise significantly, with city of Mandalay believed to be especially hard hitThe death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar has reached more than 1,000, as rescuers dig through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors.The shallow 7.7-magnitude quake struck northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar in the early afternoon, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Myanmar earthquake: death toll rises to almost 700 as search for survivors continues

At least 694 people killed but true scale of disaster yet to emerge and toll expected to rise significantly The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar has reached almost 700, as rescuers dig through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors.The shallow 7.7-magnitude quake struck northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar in the early afternoon, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock. Continue reading...

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1 week ago First company that Steven Bartlett invested in on Dragons' Den is rescued after collapse

Online artisan cheese retailer Cheesegeek has been bought by Albex Group - but Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett, who invested £150,000 into the firm, will not recoup his money.

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1 week ago Notting Hill roof collapse: Family tells of 'bang like thunder' as residents fled falling debris from homes

Eleven people rescued from flats in Notting Hill after section of roof dramatically collapsed early on Wednesday

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1 week ago Notting Hill families evacuated as roof collapse sends debris onto street

Eleven people rescued from flats in Notting Hill after section of roof dramatically collapsed early on Wednesday

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1 week ago Families evacuated after homes ‘collapse’ in middle of the night in Notting Hill

Eleven people rescued from flats in Notting Hill after section of roof dramatically collapsed early on Wednesday

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3 w. ago Dragons' Den viewers make same complaint as they're left baffled over 'annoying' episode

Fans of BBC's hit investment series, Dragons' Den, were left far from happy with the latest airing, with some voicing their discontent at the 'annoying' episode

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4 w. ago ITV 'poach' BBC Dragons' Den star Sara Davies for new quiz show

Sara Davies, who is the youngest ever female investor on Dragons' Den, has reportedly been 'poached' by ITV to host a new fast-paced quiz show called Time is Money

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