4 h. ago Myanmar earthquake: Terrifying moment skyscraper window cleaner clings on for life as quake hits

More than 1,640 people are confirmed to have been killed in the devastating earthquake that rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand last week, according to officials

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17 h. ago Volunteer rescuers race to find survivors two days after Myanmar earthquake

Red Cross says devastation is of a level not seen in Asia for over a century as more than 1,700 people killedRescue volunteers, many of them poorly equipped local people, raced to find survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings across central Myanmar, two days after a huge earthquake killed more than 1,700 people in the country and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand.Red Cross officials said Myanmar was facing “a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia”, after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck near the centre of the country on Friday afternoon, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Before and after satellite images show devastation caused by Myanmar earthquake – video

Rescue efforts are entering their third day and attempts to find survivors are intensifying after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand, killing at least 1,600 people and injuring more than 3,400, with at least 139 others missing. The initial quake struck near the central Myanmar city of Mandalay early on Friday afternoon, collapsing buildings, downing bridges and buckling roads, causing mass destruction in the country's second largest city. 'What we’re seeing here in Myanmar is a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia,' the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies wrote in a post on X Myanmar earthquake: search for survivors continues as UN warns over medical supply shortage – latest updatesAftershocks frighten Myanmar survivors while death toll from Bangkok high-rise collapse rises Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Shocking moment rooftop infinity pool in China sweeps away shoppers during earthquake that also devastated Myanmar and Thailand

Thousands are feared dead after the 7.7 magnitude quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city home to more than 1.5 million people

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67 h. ago The most shocking footage of devastating Myanmar and Thailand earthquake: Collapsing temples, skyscrapers and cranes and stampede of terrified shoppers are caught on camera

Thousands are feared dead after the 7.7 magnitude quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city home to more than 1.5 million people

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3 d. ago Myanmar earthquake UPDATES: Bangkok evacuated and tens of thousands feared dead

Much of the population of Myanmar and Thailand live in high-rise apartments, making the devastating 7.7-magnitude rumble even more deadly as clips emerge of apartment blocks being torn to the ground

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3 d. ago Myanmar earthquake UPDATES: Bangkok 'emergency zone' and dozens missing after horror 7.7 quake

Much of the population of Myanmar and Thailand live in high-rise apartments, making the devastating 7.7-magnitude rumble even more deadly as clips emerge of apartment blocks being torn to the ground

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