15 h. ago 1 month after Myanmar's devastating earthquake, many are still looking for loved ones

One month after a devastating earthquake rocked Myanmar, officials report about 3,800 deaths but many people say they are still waiting for news of their missing loved ones.

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1 week ago Deseret News archives: Great San Francisco earthquake, fire in 1906 hit too close to home

Deseret News archives: Great San Francisco earthquake, fire in 1906 hit too close to home  Deseret News

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1 week ago WATCH: 'I can't hold much longer': Man with dementia rescued after hanging from window

An elderly man with dementia was rescued by police after his foot got stuck in a window and he was dangling from the second-story of his home, officials said.

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1 week ago SF commemorates 119th anniversary of 1906 earthquake, woman participates for last time after 50 years

SF commemorates 119th anniversary of 1906 earthquake, woman participates for last time after 50 years  ABC7 San FranciscoSan Francisco ‘rises from the ashes’ again at 1906 earthquake commemoration  Mission LocalDeseret News archives: Great San Francisco earthquake, fire in 1906 hit too close to home  Yahoo

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2 w. ago A Deadly Earthquake Rocks a Pillar of a Buddhist Nation: Its Monks

The people of Myanmar have often turned to the clergy for aid during natural disasters. But last month’s earthquake was also devastating for monks, many of whom died under the rubble of collapsed monasteries.

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 3,000 with hundreds still missing

The death toll from last week's 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar rose to 3,085 people as of Thursday morning, according to the country's military government.

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4 w. ago A Symbol of Mandalay’s Rapid Growth Comes Crashing Down in Earthquake

The collapse of the Sky Villa complex in the Myanmar city of Mandalay buried an unknown number of people amid the earthquake on Friday that killed more than 2,700.

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4 w. ago The window to rescue people after Myanmar's earthquake is closing

Seventy-two hours after Friday's devastating earthquake in war-torn Myanmar, time may be running out before the focus of the relief effort shifts from rescue to recovery.

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4 w. ago Smell of death permeates Myanmar cities after quake kills over 1,600, leaves countless buried

The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar’s second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of finding someone still alive, two days after a massive earthquake struck that killed more than 1,600 people and left countless others buried The post Smell of death permeates Myanmar cities after quake kills over 1,600, leaves countless buried appeared first on Boston.com.

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