3 h. ago Myanmar earthquake: woman trapped for days pulled alive from the rubble

Brief moment of relief as rescue workers carry a woman from the rubble of a hotel in Mandalay after a five-hour operationMyanmar earthquake: What we know so farA woman trapped beneath the remains of a hotel building for nearly 60 hours after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar was pulled alive from the rubble on Monday, officials said, in a rare moment of hope for rescue teams scrambling to find survivors.Rescuers, many of them unequipped volunteers, have spent days trying to free people from buildings collapsed following Friday’s huge earthquake, which killed more than 1,700 people in the country and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand. Continue reading...

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14 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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14 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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22 h. ago Myanmar earthquake: King Charles sends condolences after 7.7

King Charles has sent his 'deepest possible sympathy' to those affected by Friday's earthquake in Myanmar, after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake caused buildings to collapse and claimed the lives of at least 1,600 people.

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38 h. ago ‘No one came’: Myanmar volunteers dig with bare hands to save earthquake victims

The military junta is calling for foreign aid but agencies and rescuers must navigate crumbling roads, an overwhelmed health system and ongoing fighting• Scramble to free survivors as death toll passes 1,600 after Myanmar earthquakeThe children at Bright Kids nursery in Kyaukse, a town south of Mandalay, were taking a nap when the earthquake struck on Friday afternoon. The two-storey building collapsed with dozens of children aged between two and four trapped inside. For hours, rescuers sifted through the rubble, searching desperately for survivors.“We were clearing the building using diggers and rescuing people with manual tools,” said Thar Nge, a volunteer. They needed better equipment – metal cutters and generators – but made use of what they had. Thar Nge helped carry a four-year-old girl to safety. She pleaded, over and over, for him to save her, he said. He held a bottle of water to her mouth before her dusty body was freed. Continue reading...

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45 h. 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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47 h. 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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69 h. ago Watch live: Emergency workers at scene of Bangkok building collapse after earthquake tremors rock city

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday (28 March ), sending tremors as far as Bangkok, and prompting Thai prime minister to declare a state of emergency.

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69 h. ago Myanmar and Thailand earthquake live: Bangkok declared disaster area with 81 trapped in collapsed building

At least three people are dead and 81 missing after a skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand, collapsed following the in Myanmar

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2 d. ago Myanmar earthquake live: Dozens trapped in Bangkok building collapse after massive 7.7 tremor

Two people were killed after the quake, centred near Mandalay in Myanmar, caused a skyscraper in Thailand to collapse

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3 d. ago Moment building collapses as Myanmar earthquake tremors hit Bangkok

A high-rise building under construction collapsed due to strong earthquake tremors in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, March 28.

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3 d. ago Myanmar earthquake UPDATES: Bangkok rocked by 7.7 quake as Thailand buildings collapse

Much of the population of Myannmar 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 Huge earthquake hits major cities as buildings collapse and evacuations ordered

The 7.4 magnitude eartquake is thought to have originated in Myanmar, however Thailand is where the damage has been caused with buildings seen collapsing as locals fled

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3 d. ago Myanmar earthquake: Bangkok rocked as 7.7 magnitude horror hits Thailand as people flee screaming

Pictures shared by Thai locals show water cascading over rooftops as tremors shake pools set on high-rise buildings after the "significant" earthquake hit Bangkok

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